Plant: perennial herb; Stems one to many, (15-)20-35(-50) cm long, terete to four-angled, moderately to densely pubescent, greenish-gray to tan, erect, the lateral branches fertile; rhizome stout, with peeling bark Leaves: sessile, linear, elliptic, or lanceolate, 0.5-2.5 cm long, 0.1-1.2 cm wide, moderately to densely pubescent, often with stalked glands; margins entire or deticulate; apex acute or obtuse INFLORESCENCE: terminal or axillary, one to several per stem; bracts 5 or more, sparsely ciliate, spreading, lanceolate, 0.3-1.5 cm long, 1-5 mm wide, at least half as long as calyx, green or tinged purplish Flowers: calyx tubular, 5-8 mm long, half the length of the corolla or less, sparsely to densely pubescent, the lobes acuminate, to 0.5 mm long; corolla tubular, 1.0-1.5 cm long, pale pink or white with purple spots, retrorsely puberulent; stamens equal, the anthers divergent and pale to purple; ovary 0.7-1.5 cm long; style 0.8-1.5 cm long Fruit: NUTLETS ovate to oblong, to 2 mm long, brown or tan with black spots Misc: Rocky ledges and canyon bottoms in Sonoran Desert scrub and chaparral; 600-2250 m (2000-7400 ft); Apr-Oct REFERENCES: Trauth Nare, Amy E. 2003. Lamiaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 35(2).