Plant: perennial herb; to 1 m tall, with a woody caudex; stems erect to prostrate, 3-4 mm in diameter at midpoint, with divergent ramification Leaves: linear or linear-lanceolate, 2-5 cm long, densely glandular, bright green and sparsely tomentose above, gray and densely tomentose below, the blades (6-)8-15 times longer than wide; base cuneate; margin entire; apex acute to truncate Inflorescence: racemes, 13-15 cm long Flowers: calyx tomentose, with abundant glands, 6-8(-9) mm long, the tube 4.5-7 mm long, not appearing plicate, the secondary costae thinner than the primary costae; corolla dark pink with purple tinge in lower half, the tube 25-33 mm long; stamens exserted; filaments purple; anthers dark purple, 1-1.5 mm long, with dorsal insertion and longitudinal dehiscence; pistil to 30 mm long Fruit: NUTLETS 2 mm long, 1 mm wide, oblong, light brown, punctate, with hairs on upper third Misc: Open mountain forests and canyons with ponderosa pine, oaks, granitic substrate; 450-2300 m (1500-7600 ft); Aug-Oct REFERENCES: Christy, Charlotte M. 2003. Lamiaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 35(2).