Dwarf shrub, 0.1-0.4 m high; dense, hard. Stems stout, procumbent, rush-like, blackish green when dry. Leaves reduced; blade narrowly ovate to triangular, up to 3 mm long. Flowers: sessile, in short, terminal, spike-like inflorescences; bracts shorter than flowers, margins finely fringed; perianth bearded, ± 2 mm long, white; Nov., Dec. Fruit ± 1 mm long.