Planta I visa, caule ad 3.5 mm. diam.; partes herbaceae sat conspicue papillatae, papillis setiferis, setis longis; rami decumbentes, ad 3 mm. diam., ultimi floriferi graciles, ad 20 cm. longi, internodiis saepius ad 1 cm. longis; folia ascendentia vel patentia, supra fere plana, obtusa, dorso rotundo, ad 2.2 cm. longa, ad 5 mm. lata vel ultra in umbrosis, 1-4 mm. diam.; flores 1-3-nati, 1.5-1.7 cm. diam.; pedunculi 2-4 mm., vel fructiferi ad 1.3 cm., longi; receptaculum obconicum papillatum, papillis deflexis, 3 mm. longum, 4 mm. diam.; sepala 5, obtusa, 3.5-5 mm. longa, basi ad 2 mm. lata; petala 3-seriata, parum infra apicem inferne angustata, alba, ad 8 mm. longa, 1 mm. vel parum ultra lata; staminodia acuminatissima alba, 5 mm. longa; filamenta 3-4-seriata, alba, seriebus interioribus 2 prope medium papillatis, antheris pollineque luteis; ovarii lobi stellate patentes, glandulas attingentes, obtuse compressi, ad 1.25 mm. elevati; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, ca. 2 mm. longa cum cauda 0.5 mm. longa.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.25 m high, with fibrous roots borne horizontally, succulent. Leaves oblanceolate, covered by rounded bladder cells elongated into hairs, apex blunt. Flowers 1-3, white becoming pale pink with age. Flowering time spring to late summer. Capsules pale brown, shallow, 5-locular, closing bodies absent, covering membranes reduced to a ledge, expanding keels parallel, valve wings narrow.
Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.15 m high. Stems decumbent. Leaves spreading, 22 x 5 mm. Flowers: 1-3; corolla 15-17 mm in diameter; petals white, some purple; staminodes white; anthers yellow; Oct.-Feb.
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