HABIT	ANNUAL HERB, 10-20 CM TALL.
STEMS	MANY FROM BASE, PROSTRATE, 1-2 MM THICK, LIGHT RED OR RED.
LEAVES	OPPOSITE, SCALELIKE, 3-5 × 2-3 MM, BASE EXTREMELY OBLIQUE, MARGIN SUBENTIRE, APEX ROUNDED.
FLOWERS	CYATHIA SINGLE OR PAIRED, AXILLARY, PEDUNCLE ABSENT. MALE FLOWERS 3-5, NOT EXSERTED FROM INVOLUCRE OR REACHING MARGIN. FEMALE FLOWER PEDICELLATE, NEARLY REACHING MARGIN OF INVOLUCRE.
FRUITS	CAPSULE 3-ANGULAR, GLOBOSE, 1.5 × 1.5 MM, SMOOTH, GLABROUS.
SEEDS	OVOID-ANGULATE, LIGHT YELLOW, SMOOTH.