[1] It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, as well as adjacent slopes of the Cascade Range.

It is a plant of moist high-elevation forests and rocky mountainsides.

This is a rhizomatous perennial herb with hairy green leaves with bright cream-white colored marbling.

They consist of three coarsely hairy sepals which are dark greenish brown outside and dark reddish inside.

Asarum marmoratum is a state-listed endangered species in Oregon.