Plant stout, 100-150 cm tall. Stem 1-1·5 cm thick at base, erect, patent-coarse-hairy, rarely ± glabrescent in upper part, with racemose or paniculate inflorescence. Leaves coarsely hairy on both sides; basal and lower cauline with long winged petiole, lyrate or pinnately divided, with oblong, ovate lobes; middle and upper cauline sessile,. ± amplexicaul, oblong to broadly ovate. Flowers subsolitary, 2-4 cm, pedicellate, nodding. Calyx lobes 8-10 mm, appendages 2-4 mm, stiffly hairy on margin and middle nerve outside. Corolla divided to 4/5 , lobes lingulate, 25-45 mm, reflexed, stiffly hairy outside on middle nerve. Style 30-40 mm, stiffly hairy in lower ½ . Filament base broadly ovate, papillose on margins. Seeds 1 x 0·4 mm. 2n = 30. Fl. 5-8. Rocky slopes, dry open stony places, 10-1700 m.

W. Syria. E. Medit. element.