Plant: perennial herb; rhizomatous, green; hairs sparse, spreading; stems to 1 m, sometimes taller Leaves: 1.5-6 cm long; petiole long, often broad or winged; blade triangular-ovate; margin coarsely serrate or crenate; base cordate, attenuate at petiole or truncate INFLORESCENCE: with petiolate bracts, the lowest leafy, the uppermost shorter than the sepals Flowers: calyx nearly actinomorphic, 7-12 mm long; corolla scarlet-red to orange-red, 2-3 cm long, the tube long-exserted Fruit: NUTLETS 2 mm long and wide, bumpy Misc: Moist areas from Sonoran Desert scrub to ponderosa pine; 450-2450 m (1500-8000 ft); Jan-Nov REFERENCES: Christy, Charlotte M. 2003. Lamiaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 35(2).