HABIT	ANNUAL OR SHORT-LIVED PERENNIAL, 10-40 CM TALL.
STEMS	SLENDER, SOMETIMES BRANCHED BASALLY, 3-7 MM THICK, BRANCHES ASCENDING.
LEAVES	LINEAR-OBLONG, 1-3 CM X 2.5-4 MM, BASE TRUNCATE OR SUBATTENUATE BELOW, ROUNDED HIGHER UP, MARGIN ENTIRE, APEX ROUNDED OR OBTUSE.
FLOWERS	CYATHIUM SESSILE; MALE FLOWERS MANY, NOT EXSERTED FROM INVOLUCRE. FEMALE FLOWER OVARY EXSERTED FROM CUP, SMOOTH, GLABROUS.
FRUITS	CAPSULE SUBGLOBOSE, 3.5 × 3.5 MM, SMOOTH OR OBSCURELY RETICULATE, GLABROUS.
SEEDS	TERETE, 2.5 × 1.5-2 MM, GRAY OR DARK GRAY, ADAXIALLY STRIATE; CARUNCLE PRESENT, STIPITATE.