Stems erect, 3–6 dm, densely short-hairy when young, not glaucous. Leaves subopposite or whorled (3s), subsessile; blade oblanceolate or lanceolate to widely obovate, 5–16 mm, margins entire or serrulate, sometimes with 3–7 undulations instead of teeth. Inflorescences spikelike racemes, short-hairy. Flowers: caly× 4–7 mm, lobes lanceolate; corolla brownish yellow, pale yellow, or cream, purple- or reddish brown-lined, 10–15 mm, tube plus distinct throat 7–11 mm, longer than adaxial lip, adaxial lip 4–5 mm; pollen sacs 0.8–1.1 mm; staminode glabrous, usually included.

Distribution

w United States.

Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis, Keckiella rothrockii var. rothrockii

Key

1	Corollas 10–12 mm, glabrescent; leaves canescent.	Keckiella rothrockii var. rothrockii
1	Corollas 13–15 mm, sparsely hairy; leaves glabrescent.	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis