Basal leaf blades clavate to narrowly oblanceolate, grooved adaxially. Flowers: sepals 10-12(-15) mm; petals 15 mm; stamens 20-30; pedicel (1-)3-8 mm.

Flowering late spring-early summer. Dry rocky places; 1900-2800 m; Calif., Nev., Utah.

Variety minor occurs at higher elevations than does var. rediviva and is known from the southern Sierra Nevada and Tooele County, Utah.