This is a northern (circumboreal) rhizomatous herb that exstends south to N.J., Pa., Md. and Ind. There is a coll. reportedly from LAWR (NY): J.H. Christ #9782, 8 Sep 1938; "Blaine, on Trail Creek divide, east of Ketchum, under spruces." This curious record needs to be checked; the note "under spruces" suggests a labelling error or cultivated status.