Distribution: Occurring on both sides of Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon; east across much of North America to tha Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Roadside, disturbed open areas, waste ground.
Flowers: May-October
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Growth Duration: Annual
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees
Slender, low annual with soft, fine pubescence throughout.
Leaves opposite below and alternate above, linear to linear-oblanceolate, entire, grayish, short-petiolate.
Flowers solitary on long peduncles arising from the leaf axils; calyx deeply 5-lobed, the lobes narrow and spreading; corolla bilabiate, lavender, the mouth slightly open, 6-8 mm. long, with a short, blunt spur.
Capsule
Publication: Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 577-578. 1870.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Chaenorhinum minus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Chaenorhinum minus checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Chaenorhinum minus information.
E-Flora BC: Chaenorhinum minus atlas page.
CalPhotos: Chaenorhinum minus photos.
USDA Plants: Chaenorhinum minus information.
