[1] In the Wenatchee Mountains in Washington State it is notable for being common on serpentine soils.

[2] This is a small plant which bears thick to fleshy toothed or ridged oval leaves which are mostly green but may have a purplish tint to them.

The flowers are made up of bright yellow petals, the lowermost being streaked or veined with purple and the lateral petals with purplish undersides.

These subspecies are found across the western United States from Wyoming to California.

It is a member of the chaparral plant community and the foothills and low elevation mountains.