Herb, annual, 4–10 mm high, forming rounded tufts 4–32 mm diam. Leaves crowded, glabrous; sheath 1–2.5 mm long, scarious, passing into a recurved subulate lamina 2–6 mm long, 0.5–0.8 mm wide. Scape absent. Heads ovoid-conic, 1–1.7 mm wide, 2–3 mm long. Primary bracts opposite, glabrous, closely sheathing; outer bract with a scarious, stramineous or brown basal sheath 2–3 mm long passing abruptly into a lamina 2–4.5 mm long; inner bract 2–3 mm long, acute or apiculate, scarious, lacking a lamina. Secondary bracts absent. Pseudanthia 1–3, bisexual or one lacking the stamen. Stamen free; anther 0.5–1.4 mm long. Gynoecium of 4–10 carpels; styles connate below middle; papillae simple, c. 0.03 mm long. Seed ovoid, 0.4–0.6 mm long.
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