a small perennial herb, slightly woody at the base; stems ascending, slender, scarcely 6 in. long, sparingly branched, rather densely covered with short spreading hairs, sparingly leafy; leaves oblong, 4–5 1/2 lin. long, 1 1/3–2 3/4 lin. broad, entire or 1–3-toothed at the apex obtuse, narrowed at the base, rather thick, shortly hispid, scabrous; petiole up to 3/4 lin. long; whorls 2–5 at the ends of the stems or branches, 4–7 lin. apart, 6–10-flowered; bracts linear, 1 1/4–1 3/4 lin. long, ciliate; calyx subsessile, tubular, slightly incurved, 3 1/4 lin. long, nearly equal at the mouth, 10–11-nerved, 8–11-toothed, rather densely covered with short stiff spreading hairs; teeth unequal or nearly equal, subulate, often with a deltoid base, 1/4– 3/4 lin. long, rather thick; corolla white, 4 1/2–5 lin. long, retrorsely villous outside; tube about 3 lin. long, slightly curved; upper lip broadly ovate, deeply concave, 1 3/4–2 lin. long, shortly ciliate, entire; lower lip 3 lin. long; median lobe broadly ovate, 1 3/4 lin. long, 2 1/2–2 3/4 lin. broad, crenulate; lateral lobes about 1 1/4 lin. long and 1 lin. broad, rounded. null
