Short-lived glabrous scapose herb with taproot, 1.5–16 cm. high, usually forming compact rosettes, occasionally loose and elongate.. Leaves light green, numerous in basal rosette, linear to faintly subulate, flattened, rather juicy, 8–85 mm. long, ± 2 mm. broad, often overtopping the racemes.. Scape erect to ascending, with a raceme of 5–10 flowers, in fruit elongate and lax, 8–65 mm. long; pedicels ascending, 3–11 mm. long.. Sepals broadly and obtusely triangular, green, 0.8–1.8 mm. long.. Petals white with a basal tinge of green, narrowly obovate, 1–3.2 mm. long, ± 0.7 mm. broad.. Silicula ellipsoid to ovoid, 2–7 mm. long, 0.8–2.5 mm. broad, with a minute practically sessile stigma.. Seeds reddish brown, ellipsoid, nearly smooth, ± 1 mm. long, ± 0.7 mm. broad.. Fig. 10.
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