Erect perennial probably to 50 cm tall; stem tomentose in grooves. Leaves sessile, fasciculate, spathulate or oblong-elliptic, slightly recurved, dentate, pale grey or pale brown hairy below, glabrescent above; lamina 4-16 mm long, 1.5-6 mm wide. Flowers in cymo-panicles; inflorescence branches 1-3 together, 2-5-flowered, very short; bracteoles linear-oblong, 1-3 mm long; pedicel 1-3 mm long. Sepals unequal, tomentose, 0.5-1 mm long. Corolla 10-12 mm long; hairs outside ±appressed, short, type iv, silvery or pale grey; wings 2-2.2 mm wide, slightly shorter above auricle; calli 6-13 per row. Ovary 1.2-1.5 mm long; ovule erect. Fruit not seen.