shady part of bank of dry sandy river.
Annual herb up to 25 cm tall, unbranched or branching near the middle. Whole plant with short spreading hairs. Leaves elliptic-oblong, up to 4-5 x 1.5-2 cm. Inflorescences terminal, laxly-flowered. Corolla c. 1-1.5 cm long.
Growing in slightly degraded secondary Baikaea woodland in Kalahari Sands.
In riparian vegetation in Thukela Valley Bushveld.