Acrotome hispida Benth.

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.