An erect plant 6 2/3–14 1/2 in. high; stem attenuated, scarcely 1/2 lin. in diam., sparingly leafy, pilose-hispid; internodes 1 3/4–3 in. long. Radical leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, 5–10 lin. long, 2 1/2–3 lin. broad, obtuse; cauline leaves narrowly linear, 10–15 lin. long, the upper smaller, obtuse. Spikes dense-flowered, somewhat more than 5 lin. long; bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, hispid, the medium-sized ones 2 1/2 lin. long; bracteoles setaceous, scarcely 1 1/2 lin. long. Calyx tubular, 2 1/2 lin. long, hispid, obscurely nerved; teeth triangular-setaceous, scarcely 3/4 lin. long. Corolla 4 1/2 lin. long; tube attenuated, straight, somewhat pilose; limb not more than 1 1/2 lin. in diam.; lobes obovate-oblong, very obtuse, almost equal.