Perennial, with creeping much-branched interlacing rhizomes, forming us. densely matted patches ± 5-10 cm. diam. Stems and branches us. compact, glab. or with spreading hairs towards tips. Lvs ± 8-25 mm. long, rosulate, glab., glossy, membr., orbicular-to oblong-to elliptic-spathulate, subacute (sts narrower) suddenly narrowed into a slender us. ciliate petiole often up to 2-3 times length of lamina. Peduncles simple, 2-5 cm. tall, slender, sts with small lanceolate toothed bract c. midway. Fl. solitary, glab., campanulate, c. 8-12 mm. diam. Calyx shallowly turbinate, lobes narrow-triangular, acute, c. 1·5 × 1 mm. Corolla pale blue or white, c. 8 × 6 mm., cut c. ⅓ way into 5 subacute lobes. Style c. twice length corolla-tube; stigma 2-3-lobed. Capsule globose, 5-6-(8) mm. diam., glab., tuberculate. Seeds ∞, minute.
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