It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Wyoming to the Modoc Plateau and northern Sierra Nevada in California.

It grows in moist areas in several types of habitat.

[1][2][3][4] Erythranthe breviflora is a lightly hairy annual herb producing a thin, erect stem up to 17 centimeters tall.

The paired leaves have oval-shaped blades borne on petioles, each with a total length under 3 centimeters.

The tiny tubular yellow flower is a few millimeters long.