The flowers grow in groups in the axils of the upper leaves and are white; the back of the reflexed corolla lobes are hairy near the tip.

It also occurs in parts of southeastern Asia and in a number of states in Australia, but it is unclear as to whether it is native to these places.

It is a halophyte and grows in salty parts of oases, in depressions in sandy areas that become wet seasonally, in salt marshes and beside temporary pools.

[1] This plant is much used in traditional medicine; it is reputed to be an anthelmintic, an expectorant, an aid to digestion, an aphrodisiac and to have tonic properties among other uses.

[1][2] Research shows that the plant contains a number of chemical constituents and that it has some potential as an antibacterial, an antifungal and an antitussive agent.