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Perennial herb, 0.1-0.4 m high; stems 1-several, arising from taproot sparingly to densely floccose-tomentose. Leaves sessile, thick-textured, oblong-linear to elliptic-ovate, 15-60 x 3-17 mm, apex obtuse to rounded, base obtuse to narrowed, margins entire or shallowly crenate; upper surface fairly densely stellate-pubescent, lower surface denser to floccose. Inflorescence of few to several verticils; verticillasters 2-4-flowered. Flowers pink to mauve or purple. Calyx densely and finely stellate-tomentose to floccose. Corolla: tube 6 mm long; upper lip 3-4 mm long; lower lip 6-8 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-Mar.
Perennial herb. Stems 1-several, arising annually, up to 0.4 m high; sparsely to densely floccose-tomentose. Leaves sessile; blade oblong-linear or spathulate to elliptic-ovate, 15-60 x 3-17 mm, base obtuse, apex obtuse to rounded, margins entire or shallowly crenate, sparsely to fairly densely stellate-pilose with leaf surfaces visible through tomentum on both surfaces. Flowers: verticils 2-4-flowered; calyx 6-8 mm long, densely and finely stellate-tomentose to floccose; corolla with tube 6 mm long, upper lip 3-4 mm long, lower lip 6-8 mm long, pink to mauve or purple; Nov.-Jan.
