Plants robust, in loose tufts, mostly green to yellow, shiny. Stems 1-2(-4) cm. Leaves mostly falcate-secund, lanceolate, gradually subulate, 2-4.5 mm, margins distally 1 or 2-stratose; costa 50-60 µm wide at base; distal laminal cells mostly elongate (2-5:1), porose, 7-9 µm wide, smooth or weakly mammillose-roughened; basal laminal cells elongate, porose, alar cells strongly inflated and differentiated. Perichaetial leaves similar to the cauline. Perigonia sessile, located just below perichaetia. Capsule distinctly ribbed when dry, urn 1.3-2 mm. Spores 14-20 µm.