Inflorescences very short, in a cluster at the base of the stem or disposed on a creeping shoot, about 2-flowered
Bracts closely imbricate, gradually increasing from the base upwards
Petaloid staminode reddish or magenta, 21/4 in. diam.
Fruits narrowly pear-shaped 3 in. long.
A herb with a creeping rhizome
Leaves bluish white beneath