Plant: Shrubs; to 1 m tall Leaves: grayish green, linear to oblong, 2-3 cm long Inflorescence: 3-7 sessile compact cymes Flowers: with calyx 3.5-5 mm long; corolla yellow, salverform, 5-6.5 mm long Fruit: FRUITS capsules, 2-2.5 mm long, dehiscence septicidal and loculicidal; SEEDS numerous, globose, wingless, 0.4 mm in diameter Misc: Rocky limestone slopes in sagebrush; 600-800 m (2000-2500 ft); Apr-Jul REFERENCES: Norman, Eliane M. 1992. BERBERIDACEAE. J. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 26(1):2