Shrub or shrublet, 0.3-1.5 m tall. Leaves oblong, apex truncate or hump-backed, hairy beneath, 2-4 mm long, bracts obovate, ribbed, larger than leaves. Flowers few in dense spikes, cream-coloured, yellow or reddish-brown, hypanthium ± 6 mm long, neck very short. Fruits dry.
Shrub or shrublet. Leaves truncate or hump-backed, hairy beneath, 2-4 mm long, bracts obovate, ribbed, larger. Flowers few in dense spikes, tube ± 3.5 mm long, neck very short. Fruits dry.