branches leafy, pilose; leaves lax, 1/4– 1/2 in. long, nearly 1/2 lin. in diam., straight or slightly curved, linear, acutely mucronate, channelled on the upper surface, more or less adpressed-pilose; spikes 2–3 terminating each shoot, conical when young, 1–1 1/4 in. long; bracts 2 1/2 lin. long, linear-subulate, acute, pubescent on the back, ciliate, exceeding the involucres in the young inflorescence, at length somewhat shorter; involucre 1-flowered, 2 lin. long, bilabiate, pubescent outside; upper lip entire, lower deeply tripartite, segments ovate-lanceolate, acute, ciliate; perianth-tube shorter than the claws of the segments, glabrous; segments 1 3/4 lin. long, linear-spathulate, claw tomentose; limb 1/2 lin. long, ovate, subobtuse, long-villous outside; anthers sessile; ovary whitish-villous; style 2 3/4 lin. long, terete, glabrous; stigmatic disk 1/4 lin. long, rectangular, with a minute central conical production; fruits shortly stipitate, 1 1/2 lin. long, ellipsoid, pubescent. null
