Herbs to 40 cm tall, erect to spreading, isophyllous to anisophyllous. Stems 4-angled to 4-angled and sulcate, pubescent or glabrate. Petiole 1.5-3.5 cm; leaf blade ovate to elliptic (distalmost 1 or 2 nodes with leaves sometimes linear to linear-lanceolate), 1.3-12.5 × 0.7-5(-7) cm, 1.7-3 (6-9.5 in distalmost linear leaves when present) × as long as wide, both surfaces pubescent but trichomes sometimes sparse or restricted to midvein, secondary veins 4 or 8 or more on each side of midvein, base attenuate and decurrent onto petiole, margin entire to crenate-serrate, apex acuminate. Spikes elongate, 2-4 cm; bracts broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, 7-10 × 2.5-4.4 mm, abaxially pubescent, 1-or 3-veined, veins prominent, margin ciliate with gland-tipped and non-glandular trichomes, apex aristate; bracteoles ovate-elliptic, abaxially pubescent, margin ciliate with glandular and non-glandular trichomes. Calyx ca. 8 mm, pubescent with gland-tipped and non-glandular trichomes; posterior lobe narrowly elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, ca. 8 × 1.5-1.7 mm, 3-veined; lateral lobes lanceolate, ca. 6.5 mm; anterior lobes connate at base for 17%-25% of their length, distinct segments oblanceolate to linear and 6-6.5 mm. Corolla pinkish, 0.8-1.5 cm, outside pubescent; lower lip 2.5-4 mm, lobes ca. 1 × 0.7-1 mm. Capsule 4.5-5 mm, distally pubescent. Seeds subcircular in outline, 0.8-1.2 mm in diam. Fl. Nov-Mar, fr. Jan-May. 2n = 20.
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A herb. The twigs are 4 angled and hairy. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 3-9 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pointed at both ends. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are white and in spikes at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a capsule 6 mm long.
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