It is native to southern Oregon and northern California where it grows in wet places in the California Coast Ranges.

This is a low perennial herb with stems running along the ground and reaching up to about 40 centimeters in length.

Leaves are spoon-shaped near the base and oval-shaped and paired further along the stem.

Each flower is bell-shaped and bright blue with a speckled white center.

The four to five lobes of the corolla are diamond-shaped and between them are sinus appendages that end in thready projections.