Plant 40-65 cm tall. Basal leaves 3-5; lamina terete, compressed or occasionally flat, up to 1.5 mm wide. Inflorescence a branched or unbranched raceme or an open panicle with raceme-like ultimate branches; flowers solitary; bracteoles basally opaque in centre, yellow or orange, upper part and margins relatively translucent, similarly coloured, the midvein apparent abaxially; upper bracteole acute, reaching ¼-½ flower length. Flowers 3.5-5 mm long, yellow or orange. Sepals equal or slightly shorter than petals. Stamens equal; anthers versatile, borne in upper ½ of flower, slightly shorter than or equalling petal tips, 1-2 mm long. Style at anthesis exserted from petals by 1 mm or more.
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