Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, single or in loose clumps, up to 0.1 m high, thickened rootstock. Leaves lanceolate, central ones borne upright, outer ones spreading, curving outward, apex mucronate, keel chinned, smooth, pale yellow-green. Flowers solitary, yellow, tinged reddish below, opening in late afternoon, closing at night. Flowering time spring to early autumn, peaking in Nov., Dec. Capsules 5-locular, closing bodies pyriform, expanding sheets on distal half of keel only, expanding keels lanceolate, valve wings absent.
Home