Erectum rigidum, ca. 25 cm altum; rami primarii atro brunnei, politi, ad 4 mm diam., ramis lateralibis persistentibus induratisque; ramuli ultimi parce papillati, mox leves ob papillas omnino deciduas; folia adscendentia vel fere patentia, supra plana, dorso rotundata, lateraliter compressa, lat. visa superne leviter ampliata, apice fere truncata, glauca ob papillas crebras orbiculares subopacas, ad 6 mm longa, medio ad 2 mm lata, ad 3 mm diam., vagina ad 2 mm; pedunculi graciles 2-7 mm longi, papillis saepe deflexis mollibus, demum haud asperuli; receptaculum obconicum, 2 mm longum, 4 mm diam., papillis parum majoribus; sepala 6, subaequilonga obtusa, exteriora supra medium dilatata subcompressaque, ad 1 mm diam., ad 3 mm longa, marginibus 4 latis; petala 2-seriata vel cum intimis staminodialibus 3-seriata, obtusa, e medio inferne leviter attenuata, ad 5 mm longa, ad 1 mm lata, rosea, e basi fere ad apicem saepissime late vittata, vitta alba; staminodia pauca, stamina conferta parum superantia; filamenta alba, ad 3 mm longa, intima basi papillata, antheris stramineis; discus crenulatus subhexagonalis; ovarium circa marginem planum, deinde lobatum, lobis distantibus, leviter compressis, vix altitudinem disci superantibus, post anthesin in capsula immatura supra per 2 mm elevatis, valde compressis; stigmata 6, e basi gracili superne gracillima, fere ad 4 mm longa.
More
Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.25 m high, stems erect, woody, smooth with age. Leaves semi-terete, bladder cells glassy to glaucous and dull with age. Flowers in cymes, pink. Flowering time summer. Capsules 6-locular, covering membranes complete, valve wings semi-lunate, closing body absent.