Perennial herb 0,1—0,25 m tall, branch­ing from the base; stems few to many from a woody rootstock, ascending to spreading, sparingly branched, sometimes fairly woody at the base, densely hispid. Leaves very shortly petiolate; blade obovate to elliptic, 8—25 x 5 — 14 mm, densely hispid, apex obtuse to rounded, base cuneate, margin usually few-toothed at the apex or entire. Inflorescence simple, of 2—8 spaced or sometimes fairly crowded verticils, often starting low down on the stems; verticils 6—10-flowered; bracteoles few, linear to linear-filiform, 3—6 mm long, hispid, somewhat spine-tipped; flowers sessile. Calyx densely hispid, 5—7 mm long, enlarging slightly at maturity, mouth sym­metrical, 7—10-toothed; teeth deltoid-subulate, spine-tipped, 1—2 mm long. Corolla small, white; upper lip 2—3 mm long; lower lip 4—6 mm long. Nutlets nearly 2 mm long, 1 mm broad. Fig. 5:2.