Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Nevada..

Habitat: Vernally moist meadows and other moist sites, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.

Flowers: May-August

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Annual

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, hummingbirds

Annual, the stem 1-4 dm. tall, usually simple; herbage spreading-hairy throughout, with hairs up to 2 mm. long in the inflorescence.

Leaves alternate, all cauline, 1-4 cm. long, the lower linear and entire, the upper a little wider and 3-5 cleft, the segments narrow.

Inflorescence a terminal spike; bracts gradually differentiated from the leaves, becoming shorter and more cleft, usually green throughout; calyx 2-cleft, with bifid segments; corolla off-white or pale yellow, 12-20 mm. long, exerted, the lower lip inflated and tri-saccate, with inconspicuous teeth; the upper lip straight, 1-2 mm. longer than the lower lip; stamens 4, attached near the top of the corolla tube.

Capsule.