Herbs, biennial or perennial. Stems: basal produced; flowering erect, (15–)30–90 cm, densely spreading-villous. Leaves of flowering stems opposite or whorled; blade elliptic to ovate, 10–30 × 3–4 mm, apex acute to obtuse, <mucronate>, abaxial surface villous, adaxial glabrous. Pedicels 1 per axil, 0.8–1.5 mm. Flowers: calyx 1.4–2 mm, outer sepals shorter than inner. Capsules subglobose, 1.4–1.7 × 1.3–1.6 mm, ± equaling calyx. Seeds 2–5.