Plant rhizomatous, to 20 cm tall. Leaves to 25 cm long, 1.5-2 mm diam.; basal sheath fawn to pale brown, splitting at margin into fine hairs. Umbel 10-13 mm long, 10-15 mm wide; peduncle bracts 7-9 mm long, light brown with scarious margins; outer involucral bracts linear, dilated at base, 7-11 mm long, pale fawn, with fimbriate, translucent margin; inner involucral bracts acute, not pungent, 3 mm long, pale fawn, with finely divided margins; bracteoles finely divided to near base, 4-6 mm long, cream-white. Flowers 1 fertile and 1 or 2 sterile per bracteole; pedicels 1-2 mm long. Perianth c. 4 mm long, pale yellow. Stamens c. 3 mm long. Style filiform, 4 mm long.
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