Stachys stebbinsii is a
rhizomatous perennial herb. The leaves, upper stems, and calyx are abundantly covered in dense, yellowish, sticky, mostly glandular
hairs that emit a strong musky odor. The size of the lower lip on the corolla, the strong odor, the cordate leaves, and the dense glandular hairs on the stem distinguish this species from
Stachys rigida and
Stachys ajugoides. The rhizomes are white and fleshy, thick. The stems are erect and grow up to tall, and are generally robust in habit, covered in a sticky resin. The petioles measure up to long. The leaves are
shaped broadly lanceolate to narrowly cordate, with an acute tip, measuring long by wide. The leaf base is shaped truncate to strongly cordate, and the leaf margins have a prominent scalloped edge. The inflorescences are 6-flowered clusters. On the flower, the
calyx tube measures long, with the individual lobes measuring long. The
corolla is a whitish, pale-pink to pink and is long. The corolla is labiate, with a small upper lip and a larger lower lip measuring long by wide. The seeds are dark brown to black in color and measure by . == Taxonomy ==