HABIT	AN ERECT OR SPREADING SUBSHRUB, GROWING TO ONLY 50 CM TALL.
STEMS	WELL-BRANCHED AND HAIRLESS.
LEAVES	INVERTED LANCE-SHAPED OR OBOVATE, 1–4 CM LONG, UP TO 5 MM WIDE. UNDERSIDE IS GLAUCOUS, TIP IS BLUNT OR ROUNDED WITH A SHARP POINT. STIPULES HAVE WHITE MARGINS.
FLOWERS	MALE FLOWERS ARISE 2 OR 3 TOGETHER WITH 1 FEMALE. FEMALE FLOWER PETALS ARE OBOVATE WITH WHITE MARGINS, 2 MM LONG AND 1.5 MM WIDE, TWICE THE SIZE OF THE MALE PETALS.
FRUITS	CAPSULE IS ABOUT 3 MM IN DIAMETER, GLOBOSE, DRY.
SEEDS	1.3 X 1 X 1 MM, BROWN WITH 14 ROWS OF SHINY BLACK TUBERCLES ON THE BACK, AND 11-12 CONCENTRIC RINGS OF TUBERCLES ON THE SIDES.