[1] Nothochelone is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in mountain forests.

It is a perennial herb producing an erect, hairy stem up to a meter tall from a caudex.

The oppositely arranged leaves are lance-shaped to oval, pointed, toothed, and up to 14 centimeters long.

The inflorescence is a panicle of flowers resembling penstemons, widely tubular with two lobed lips and a hairy staminode.

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