Low, hemiparasitic shrublet, up to 0.4 m high; stems angular to winged. Leaves cymbiform to terete, linear in outline, up to 16 mm long. Inflorescences of axillary cymules arranged in determinate racemes. Bracts lanceolate, broadened towards base, curved to fit round flower. Flowers whitish. Perianth with tube absent; segments 0.9 mm long, slightly hooded. Disc not conspicuous. Flowering time May-Sept. Fruit ellipsoid, ± 2.5 mm long including persistent perianth, light brown; 10-ribbed with reticulation between ribs.
Low, hemiparasitic shrublet to 40 cm with angular to winged branches. Leaves linear, flat, rounded beneath. Flowers in axillary cymules arranged in determinate racemes, whitish.