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Stem erect, nearly simple, patently, densely and minutely hirsute; leaves oblong, hirsute-pilose on both surfaces, the lower attenuate into a petiole, the upper semi-amplexicaul; pedicels as long as the calyx; calyx 5-lobed beyond the middle, hirsute-canescent, a few of the hairs almost hooked; corolla-tube as long as the calyx.
Perennial herb, up to 0.5 m high. Stems patently hirsute. Leaves: basal leaves with blade oblong, up to 100 x 13 mm, base attenuate, apex acute, decurrent, hirsute-pilose on both surfaces; upper leaves ovate, semi-amplexicaule. Calyx 3-nerved. Corolla ± 3 mm long, blue. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
