Plant: perennial herb; 6-30 cm tall; stems branched, at first short, usually elongating later in season, usually pubescent, clustered on thin much branched rhizomes Leaves: simple, basal and cauline; petioles 5-70 mm long; blades 5-40 mm long, 4-45 mm wide, round-ovate, glabrous to pubescent; margins usually crenate; base truncate to cordate; tip obtuse INFLORESCENCE: axillary; pedicels to 10 cm long Flowers: sepals to 7 mm long; petals pale to deep violet, the lower 3 purple-veined, white-bearded at base, the lateral 2 white bearded, the lowest petal (including spur) 8-16 mm long, the spur elongated, conspicuous, straight, curved, pointed or hooked at tip, 5-12 mm long to 3 mm wide Fruit: FRUITS 6-11 mm long, glabrous; SEEDS ca. 15-20, usually ovoid, with a prominent caruncle Misc: Damp banks, meadow edges in coniferous forests, usually in shade; 2050-2900 m (6700-9500 ft); May-Jul REFERENCES: Little, R. John. Violaceae. 2001. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).