General: Aromatic, inconspicuously hairy perennial herb from a woody rhizome; stems prostrate and rooting, to 1 m long, often with short, ascending branches.
Leaves: Opposite, bright-green, egg-shaped to nearly round, rounded at tip, short-stalked, 1-3.5 cm long; margins irregularly blunt-toothed.
Flowers: White or purple-tinged, 7-10 mm long; sepals fused into a hairy, ribbed, 5-lobed tube; petals united into hairy tube surmounted by 2 short lips, the lower lip 3 lobed; 4 stamens; 4-lobed ovary; flowers solitary on slender stalks from axils.
Fruits: 4 nutlets.
Ecology: Open, well-drained, coniferous forest, rocky thickets, often associated with Garry oak and arbutus, at low to middle elevations; common in the southern half of the region, and a rare introduction in Southeast Alaska.