Herbs often drying black. Stems erect, often branched apically. Leaves in whorls of 4 or 5, ovate-lanceolate, 2-pinnatipartite. Inflorescences long spicate; bracts ovate and entire, at least distal ones. Calyx large, ca. 1 cm, 1/3 cleft anteriorly; lobes 5, entire. Corolla tube erect, shorter than calyx; beak semicircular or S-shaped, slender.

About six species: China, Himalayas; one species in China.