Caudices branched, flat. Leaves 2-3. Inflorescences diffuse, (3-)4-17(-25)-flowered; bracts scalelike; peduncle pink or reddish, drying tan or reddish, branched near middle, 3-23 cm. Flowers: hypanthium campanulate, 1.5-3 mm, length to 1.5 times sepals; sepals pink, 1.3-2 mm, base flattened, glandular-viscid; petals withering, alternate with sepals, distinct, white with deep pink veins, 3.5-6 mm. Pollen bluish or cream. Capsules whitish green or red with red striations, ovoid or ellipsoid, beaks divergent. Seeds light brown. 2n = 14.
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