The photo at right shows queen's cup as seen from Little Crater Lake CG, Mt Hood NF, June 25, 1994.
The two leaves are basal, and elliptic or oblong in shape may be up to 6 inches in length.
One white flower is generally borne atop each stem. The 6 tepals (sepals and petals) are similar in shape and are about one inch long. Bloom time is May through July. The pistil develops into a blue, roundish berry after pollination, giving its second name of "bead lily".
This plant spreads via underground rhizomes.
Moist Forests.
Queeen's Cup is found from Alaska south into California, from the Pacific coast into the Cascade Mts.
