Bergeranthus nanus A.P.Dold & S.A.Hammer

Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, growing singly or loose clumps, 0.1 m in diam., up to 50 mm high, roots thickened, succulent. Leaves lanceolate, shortly acute, curving inwards, pale green, smooth, apex mucronate. Flowers solitary or in cymes, yellow, opening in late afternoon, closing at night. Flowering time spring to early autumn, peaking in Nov., Dec. Capsules 5-locular, closing bodies broadly triangular, expanding sheets reduced, expanding keels lanceolate, acute, valve wings absent.