Plants robust and weak-stemmed; yellow to light brown; capitulum flat-topped and with ± con-spicuous terminal bud. Stems light green; superficial cortex of 1-2 layers of moderately differentiated thin-walled cells. Stem leaves equilateral triangular, 0.8-1.1 mm; often spreading; apex more or less obtuse; leaves often spreading; hyaline cells usually septate and often fibrillose in proximal half of leaf. Branches unranked, ± straight, leaves moderately elongated at distal end. Branch fascicles with 2 spreading and 1-2 pendent branches. Branch stems green, with cortex enlarged with conspicuous retort cells. Branch leaves ovate-lanceolate, less than 2.2 mm, straight; undulate and sharply recurved when dry; margins entire; hyaline cells on convex surface with 0-1 apical pores and often with pseudopores, concave surface with to 12 round wall thinnings in cell angles and sometimes along commissures; chlorophyllous cells triangular in transverse section, just enclosed on the concave surface and broadly exposed on the convex surface. Sexual condition unknown. Spores not seen.
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