Tufted herb to 5 cm tall. Leaves crowded, straight or recurved, pungent, 12-17 mm long; sheath 7-8 mm long, with long bristles at apex. Inflorescence 14-35-flowered; peduncle erect, terete, 1-13 cm long; outer bracts in 3 or 4 series, the lowermost ovate, obtuse, ±2 mm long, pale fawn, the second obovate, ±3 mm long, the uppermost weakly acute, ±5 mm long, pale straw brown; inner bracts 3-5 mm long, white or translucent, the margins finely fimbriate. Flowers white. Sepals 5-6 mm long. Petals cupular, 3-4 mm long. Stamens 2.5-3 mm long. Ovules 9-12.
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