Plant: Perennial forb to 40 cm Leaves: Perennial forb to 40 cm; leaves alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, narrow, with widely-spaced teeth Flowers: inflorescence a spikelike raceme, erect, slender, many-flowered 10-20 cm long; ovary inferior; flowers small, pale to bright pinkish; filaments and style exerted Fruit: fruits hard, woody, indehiscent, nutlike, widest at or below the middle.