Description: Perennial shrub, to 60 cm (24 in.) tall, many branched and wider than tall. Stems glabrous when young. Leaves thick, opposite, simple, generally entire, linear-lanceolate, 6 mm (0.2 in.) wide, with upward curled margins; lower leaves with winged petiole; stem leaves sessile. Inflorescence a raceme. Flowers to 2.7 cm (to 1.1 in.) long; sepals 5, fused; petals pale pink to whitish, inflated, with purplish nectar guides and lavender blue upper lobes; sterile stamen heavily bearded. Fruit a capsule with many seeds. Time of flowering: April to June.
Habitat: Quartzite and limestone soils, sandy or gravelly washes, in creosote, saltbush, and blackbrush communities. Elevations: 945 - 1,930 m (3,100 - 6,332 ft).
Range: Known from the Spring Mountains and Specter Range, Clark and Nye counties, Nevada. Also known from San Bernardino County, California.
Comments: This species is more commonly referred to as Death Valley Beardtongue.