Planta caespitosa, partibus herbaceis olivaceo-viridibus purpureo-suffusis, in cultis demum viridibus, papillis minutis orbicularibus. Catidex crassus, 1 cm. diam., ramos multos prostratos, saepe radicantes, rubicundos, 9 cm. longos, ssepius 1 mm. diam., internodiis 1-3 cm. longis, emittens. Folia erecta, ssepe leviter recurva, linearia, basin versus attenuata, acuta, supra leviter, cum setate sat profunde, canaliculata, subtus convexa, basi fere distincta, 1.5-2 cm. longa, ad 2 mm. lata. Flores solitarii, vel 3-nati, lateralibus tardissime irregulariterque evolutis meridie expansi, 1.4-2 cm. diam., pedunculis teretibus gracilibus roseo-purpurea, extima lineari-spathulata, apice saepius irregulariter interdumque profunde 2-dentata, 7-9 mm. longa, fere ad 1.5 mm. lata, interiora multo angustiora, acuta. Stamina conferta, apice 1.5 cm. diam., staminodiis apice recurvis, acutis, pallide roseis, ad 5 mm. longis, circumdata, filamentis pallidis barbatis, ad 4 mm. longis, antheris pollineque pallidis; glandulae 5, obscure crenulatae. Ovarium supra leviter convexum, stigmatibus 5, subulatis, 3 mm. longis.
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Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.15 m high, with thickened stem roots. Leaves linear, acute, slightly canaliculate on top, with bladder cells distant. Flowers solitary to 3-nate, deep pink. Flowering time spring to late summer. Capsules pale brown, 5-locular, closing bodies absent, covering membranes reduced to a narrow ledge, valve wings a bit broader than expanding keels.
Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.09 m high; caespitose. Stems decumbent to procumbent, internodes light ochre when older, young parts olive-green to purplish suffused, papillae distant. Leaves erect; semiterete, corolla 15-20 x 2 mm. Flowers: solitary; corolla 14-20 mm in diameter; petals pinkish purple; staminodes pale pink; Oct.-Feb.
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