Description: Herbaceous perennial, partial root parasite. Stems mostly underground, to 20 cm (7.9 in.). Leaves basal, pinnatified and longer than flowering stems. Inflorescence a spikate raceme, densely woolly,
3 - 12 mm (0.5 in.) tall. Flower sepals to 1.0 cm (0.4 in.) long, ciliate; petals yellow, bilateral, and club-shaped, 2 - 2.5 cm (0.8 - 1.0 in.) long. Fruit a capsule, to 1.0 cm (0.4 in.) long. Time of flowering: May to June.
Habitat: Mixed conifer forest and bristlecone pine communities. Dry slopes and conifer woods. Elevations: 2,560 - 3,000 m (8,400 - 9,800 ft).
Range: Endemic to Clark County, Nevada. Known from various
locations in the Sheep Range and in the Spring Mountains (Harris Springs, Lee, Kyle, Carpenter, and Fletcher canyons).
Comments: Plants red when emerging from ground but fading to a green color when mature. No similar species present within its range.