Perennials, 3-5 cm tall, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, without stolons. Rhizomes thick. Roots fibrous, 0.5-1 mm thick. Leaves basal; petiole 1-1.3 cm, glabrous or ciliate; leaf blade oblong to oblong-ovate, 1-1.2 cm X 5-7 mm or longer, base attenuate, margin entire, apex rounded. Racemes terminal, 1-3-flowered; bracts oblong, ca. 5 mm; peduncle absent or to 5 mm. Pedicel slender, to 3 cm. Calyx ca. 5 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, parted to middle; lobes triangular-ovate, apex acute, veins inconspicuous. Corolla pink, 1-2 cm, outside glabrous, inside hairy at throat; lower lip ca. 6 X 6 mm; upper lip 2-3 mm. Style included. Ovary glabrous. Fl. Mar-May.
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