Plantae vivae 2 visae, caespitosae, 4-5 cm altae, ad 10 cm diam., caudice 2-3 cm diam.; rami primarii ad 1 cm, ultimi 1-3 mm, diam., dense 4-10-foliati, internodiis omnino inclusis; folia in sectione angustissima visa, adscendentia, vix difformia, supra plana, acuta vel acuminata, carinata, lateribus leviter convexis, lat. visa prope apicem tantum angustata, acuta vel alterum paris obtusum vel subtruncatum, levia, subglauce viridia, 1.5-2 cm, culta ad 3 cm, longa cum vagina 2-3 mm longa, 2.5-4 mm, saepius 3 mm lata diametroque; bracteae 1.3 cm longae cum vagina 1.5 mm; flores solitarii sessiles pomeridiani, sub vesperum claudentes; receptaculum obconicum vel immaturum fere globosum, ultra glandulas leviter productum, 4 mm longum, ad 5 mm diam.; sepala 6, acuta vel acuminata, 4-5 mm, vel 4-6 mm, longa, basi 2-4 mm lata, 4 ample membranaceo marginata; petala exteriora 2-3-seriata, inferne leviter angustata, obtusa, alba, superne dilutissime roseo suffusa, marcescentia saturate brunnea, ad 1 cm, vel in flore culto ad 1.2 cm, longa, ad 1.25 mm lata, interiora angustissima, in staminodia abeuntia; staminodia alba, superne lutea, staminibus adpressa eaque excedentia; filamenta alba, ad 4 mm longa, interiora supra medium parce papillata, antheris luteis; glandulae subapproximatae; ovarium circa marginem planum, lobis obtuse compressis, altitudinem tubi receptaculi vel parum ultra attingentibus; stigmata 6, anguste subulata, 2 mm longa cum cauda 1 mm.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, forming dense cushions, up to 50 mm high, 100 mm in diam., taproot thickened. Leaves succulent, glaucous green, triquetrous, acute, mucronate, smooth with epidermis cells uniform, longer on keels and margins. Flowers solitary, white with pink apex. Flowering time spring to summer. Capsules honey-coloured, 4-6-locular, covering membranes reduced to ledges, closing bodies absent, valve wings broad, expanding keels parallel, diverging at apex.
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