Leaves with an apical diadem of coloured, sclerotinized bristles. Erect shrublet to 10 cm, with thickened roots, branches with papillate internodes. Leaves erect, glaucous, densely papillate, with a diadem, 10-14 x 5 mm. Flowers on pedicels to 6 mm long, pale pink becoming darker towards tips, with filamentous staminodes. Fruits 5-locular.