Herb, annual, 2–4 cm high. Leaves tufted, glabrous; sheath 1–5 mm long; lamina recurved, linear, terete, obtuse, 5–12 mm long. Cataphyll obtuse, c. 2 mm long. Scape terete, 1–3 cm long, glabrous. Head ovoid-conic, 1–2 mm wide. Primary bracts opposite, glabrous, closely sheathing; outer bract with a brown cartilaginous basal sheath 2–3.5 mm long passing abruptly into a lamina 2–8 mm long; inner bract 1.8–3 mm long, acute, brown cartilaginous, lacking a lamina. Secondary bracts absent. Pseudanthia 4–10, all bisexual or a minority lacking the stamen. Stamen free; anther 1–1.2 mm long. Carpels 6–20; styles connate at the base; papillae simple, c. 0.03 mm long. Seed ovoid, c. 0.5 mm long.
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