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Planta succulenta, caespitosi-ramosa. Caulis subnullus vel aetate irregulariter subtuberiformis, irregulariter ramosus, carnosus, 1.5-2.5 cm crassus. Folia 8-12 in rosulam conferta, decussata, valde patentia, libera, 2.3-5 cm longa, 0.9-2.2 cm lata, 5-9 mm crassa, submolliter carnosa, trigono-oblonga vel trigono-spathulata et ultra medium subrhomboideo-dilatata, acuta, supra plana, subtus basi convexa, superne carinata sed haud gibbosa, angulis integris, glabra, sordide viridia, maculis parvis albis leviter prominulis crebre notata, interdum purpureo-tincta. Flores solitarii vel bini, axillares, 4 cm diametro. Pedunculus 1 cm longus, 4 mm crassus, glaber. Sepala 5, subaequalia, 1 cm longa, 8-11 mm lata, plana, deltoideo-ovata, obtuse acuta, glabra, sordide viridia, crebre albomaculata. Petala numerosa, biseriata, imbricata nec laxa, 1.4-1.5 cm longa, 2.5-3 mm lata, lineari-lanceolata, acuta, lutea medio utrinque linea rubra notata. Stamina numerosa, in conum latum collecta, lutea. Stigmata 10, subulata, pallide viridia.
Compact, caespitose shrublet, up to 0.07 m high, thick taproot tapering to an apex. Leaves ovate-acute, upper surface flat, punctate, apex acute. Flowers solitary, yellow or orange with central red stripe on each petal. Flowering time June-Sept. Capsules 10-or 11-locular, closing bodies absent, valve wings abruptly tapering to awns.
