Plant: Perennial, scapose; root caudex-like Leaves: simple, in basal rosette, spreading or ascending; blade tapered to petiole, generally entire, margins generally ciliate Inflorescence: flower solitary; peduncle erect or spreading, 1-10 cm, slender Flowers: bisexual, radial; calyx lobes generally unequal, 2-9 mm, glabrous to hairy, ciliate; corolla 5-15 mm, 7-30 mm wide, rotate, throat generally yellow, lobes 3-11 mm, rounded, glabrous to hairy, white or bluish, generally tinged or marked with lavender or purple; stamens included, generally unequal, filament base widened; ovary hairy, chamber 1, style 1, stigmas 2, 2-5 mm Fruit: capsule, 5-11 mm, ovoid, hairy; Seeds many, ovoid, angular, reddish brown; surface honeycombed or pitted Misc: Wet meadows, slopes, flats; 400-3000 m.; Apr-Jul