Humile gracile, diffuse ramosum, ca. ad 10 cm altum; partes herbaceae pubescentes, pilis patentibus vel deflexis; rami primarii decumbentes, 1-1.5 mm, rarius ad 2 mm, diam., internodiis 2-4.5 cm longis; folia adscendentia vel patentia, semiteretia, supra canaliculata, 2-3 cm, vel luxuriante culta ad 4.5 cm longa, 2-4 mm lata diametroque; cyma compacta vel demum sat laxa, 2-3-ramosa vel ultra, 1.5-4 cm longa; pedunculi 0.5-1.5 cm, vel fructiferi ad 2.2 cm, longi; receptaculum obconicum, 2-4 mm longum, 4-6 mm diam.; sepala 5, acuminata, 5-7 mm, vel longiora accrescentia ad 1.4 cm, longa, basi 1.5-2 mm lata, 3 late membranaceo marginata; petala 2-3-seriata, sat laxa, inter angustissima in genere, 0.5-1 mm lata, inferne leviter angustata, obtusa vel emarginata vel denticulata, saturate rubide purpurea, 4-8 mm longa; staminodia sat copiosa, ad stamina conice conferta adpressa eaque bene excedentia, recurva, saturate rosea, interiora pallida; filamenta ad 3 mm longa, intima prope apicem papillata, antheris albis, polline pallide luteo; glandulae semilunatae distantes; ovarii lobi distantes obtusi, glandulas non attingentes leviterque altitudinem earum excedentes; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, caudata, interdum purpurea, papillis bene evolutis, etiam in marginibus immaturis conspicuis, pallidis, ad 2.5 mm longa cum cauda ad 0.75 mm; capsula obconica 6-7 mm longa cum suturis compressis ad per 2 mm elevatis, 7 mm, expansa ca. 1 cm, diam., valvis fere erectis, lateribus reflexis, alis tegentibus angustis evolutis.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.15 m high, stems and leaves pubescent, roots succulent. Leaves semi-terete, canaliculate above, bladder cells present. Flowers in cymes, white. Flowering time spring to late summer. Capsules pale brown, 5-locular, closing bodies absent, covering membranes reduced to a very narrow ledge, valve wings narrow.
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