It is an erect perennial herb, woody at the base, 30–40 cm tall and 20–30 cm wide.
Its stems are 4-angled in cross section.
Leaves are opposite and ovate, with toothed margins and 7–22 mm long.
They have a dark green upper surface and a lighter undersurface, stems are often reddish.
Both the leaves and stems have stiff, spreading hairs.
Flowers are small and solitary, occurring in pairs of bracts in the leaf axils along the lower section of the flowering stem.
They are carried in racemes at the end of the stem.
Bracts are green and fleshy, petals are green to reddish.
Plants are monoecious, and flowering occurs from October to January.
Fruit is an ovoid, silver-grey ribbed nut, about 1.5 mm long.
It is an erect perennial herb, woody at the base, 30–40 cm tall and 20–30 cm wide. Its stems are 4-angled in cross section. Leaves are opposite and ovate, with toothed margins and 7–22 mm long. They have a dark green upper surface and a lighter undersurface, stems are often reddish. Both the leaves and stems have stiff, spreading hairs. Flowers are small and solitary, occurring in pairs of bracts in the leaf axils along the lower section of the flowering stem. They are carried in racemes at the end of the stem. Bracts are green and fleshy, petals are green to reddish. Plants are monoecious, and flowering occurs from October to January. Fruit is an ovoid, silver-grey ribbed nut, about 1.5 mm long.
Gonocarpus teucrioides