Gunniopsis calva Chinnock

Glabrous ephemeral to 20 cm high, sparsely papillose. Branchlets terete, striated. Leaves ovate, spathulate or oblong, 7–32 mm long, 2–10 mm wide, yellow-green. Flowers in cymes; pedicels 2–12 mm long. Perianth segments equal in length, fused for up to half their length, white inside. Stamens many, evenly distributed, filaments dilated at base, terete above, papillose. Capsule with bifid valves. Seeds oblong, laterally compressed, distinctly ridged on keel, light brown.

Growing around salt lakes.