Distribution: Occurring in the Cascades Range in Washington from Mt Adams south; Washington to central Oregon.

Habitat: Dry, sandy, open or sparsely wooded slopes at moderate elevations to subalpine meadows.

Flowers: June-September

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, wasps, hummingbirds

Tufted perennial from a woody rhizome, the slender stems 2-7 dm. tall, glabrous and glaucous throughout.

Leaves opposite, entire, the basal ones petiolate, oblanceolate, forming well-developed rosettes, up to 15 cm. long and 2 cm. wide; cauline leaves few, well-developed, sessile, not over 10 cm. long and 2 cm. wide.

Inflorescence of 1-several dense verticillasters, the flowers spreading at right angles to the stem; calyx 3.5-5 mm. long, the 5 segments broadly scarious-margined, abruptly contracted to a narrow, pointed tip; corolla blue-purple, 11-15 mm. long, bilabiate, the tube expanded, 3-5 mm. wide at the mouth; raised portion of the lower petal bearded; staminode usually bearded at the expanded tip; pollen sacs glabrous, ovate, 0.6-1.0 mm. long, not quite opening to the tip.

Capsule 5-6 mm. long