Selago lydenbergensis Rolfe

Perennial herb, stems several tufted from the woody somewhat stoloniferous base, 150-600 mm long, erect or decumbent, either simple or sparingly branched low down, branching above into the compound inflorescence, old plants bushy, minutely glandular, glands obscured by weakly to strongly recurved hairs c. 0.25-0.8 mm long, these often branched, closely leafy at least on upper parts. Leaves alternate, fascicled, primary leaves 7-20(-30) x 1.8-4.5(-10) mm (axillary and uppermost leaves smaller), elliptic or narrowly elliptic, apex subacute, base slightly narrowed, margins usually entire, sometimes with a few (1-4) tiny teeth, teeth rarely larger and more numerous, only midvein visible, both surfaces glandular-punctate, hairy, hairs acute, 0.1-0.3 mm long, usually very minutely glandular-puberulous as well. Inflorescence of short compact racemes (glomerules) c. 7-10 mm in diam., terminal, initially solitary, stem later producing short lateral leafy branchlets, eventually forming a loose panicle. Bract adnate to pedicel and calyx tube, lowermost elliptic or lanceolate, 3-6 x 0.8-2 mm, usually minutely glandular all over back and tip of inner face, acute hairs as well c. 0.1-0.2 mm long on margins and keel, sometimes very few. Pedicel (lowermost) 0.5-1.6 mm long. Calyx 2-3 mm long, subequally 5-toothed, deeply split on anticous side, minutely glandular, acute hairs up to 0.2 mm long on margins and keel. Corolla tube 3.5-5 mm long, narrowly funnel-shaped, limb 3.2-4.5 mm across lateral lobes, posticous lobes 1.2-2 x 0.8-1.2 mm, anticous lobe 1.3-2.7 x 0.8-1.3 mm, all lobes elliptic, white or shades of violet, very minutely glandular outside. Stamens: posticous filaments 1.2-1.6 mm long, anthers in mouth; anticous filaments 1.2-2.2 mm long, anthers very shortly exerted. Stigma and style 3.2-6 mm long, style puberulous. Ovary 0.7-0.8 x 0.3-0.4 mm. Cocci 2-2.5 x 0.8-1 mm, ± oblong, slightly rugulose, light brown.