Suberectum, 7-9 cm. altum; rami patentes vel adscendentes, nudi vel fere nudi, ad 2 mm. diam.; ramuli floriferi dense foliati, ad 7 cm. longi, internodiis 2-5 mm. longis; folia fere erecta, subglobosa vel subteretia, papillis inconspicuis, saepe obliquis, utrinque minute apiculatis, 5-8 mm. longa, saepius 4 mm. diam., setis apicalibus 8-9, e basi brunneo pallidis, ad 3 mm. longis; Acres sessiles diurni, ad 3.8 cm. diam.; receptaculum subcyathiforme, inconspicue papillatum, apice 6 mm. diam.; sepala 5 aequilonga, omnia barbata, setis brunneis, 3 mm. longa; petala 1-seriata vel pauca interiora angusta addita, nivea, inferne angustata, obtusa vel subacuta, ad 18 cm. longa, fere ad 2 mm. lata; staminodia nivea, ad 6 mm. longa; stamina conico-conferta, ad 4 mm. longa, prope medium longe papillata, antheris luteis; glandulae approximatae; ovarium supra, medio, 5-lobum, lobis approximatio rotundatis; stigmata 5 subulata acuminata, fere ad 2 mm. longa; capsula 4-5 mm. diam., generis. Fl. per aestatem.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.1 m high, taproot thickened. Leaves subcylindrical, glabrous, bladder cells rhomboid, basally and apically papillate, diadems radiating, cup-cells dark brown, bristles paler. Flowers solitary, white. Flowering time Nov., Dec. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes incomplete.
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