Dwarf, succulent, perennial herb, 0.02-0.08 m high; mat-forming, taproot strong, root system extensive. Leaves densely spiraled around short stem; widely depressed ovate, 6 x 8 mm, apex acuminate; deep green, lower surface reddish, papillate; bristle hairs many, ± 20 mm long, wavy. Inflorescences ± 100 mm long, often wavy, branched, dark brown; peduncles ± 30 mm long, 2-4-flowered; bracts white, membranous, apices long-pointed. Flowers white, pink or mauve. Petals widely ovate. Stamens 30-45. Flowering time Nov.-Jan. Fruit a capsule, 30 mm long. Perennial herb, up to 0.08 m high; matforming. Leaves densely spiralled round short stems; blade ovate to broadly ovate, ± 20 x 10 mm, apex acute, glabrous, lower surface reddish, axillary hairs many. Flowers: inflorescence up to 100 mm long; corolla pink; Nov.-Apr. Rocky soil on bare rock, granite, hill slopes, full sun. Dry Highveld Grassland, Mesic Highveld Grassland, Upper Karoo, Drakensberg Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Savanna. Dry Grassland; Mesic Grassland; Dwarf Karroid Shrubland. Grassland, rocky places. Dwarf, succulent, perennial herb, 0.02-0.08 m high; mat-forming, taproot strong, root system extensive. Leaves densely spiraled around short stem; widely depressed ovate, 6 x 8 mm, apex acuminate; deep green, lower surface reddish, papillate; bristle hairs many, ± 20 mm long, wavy. Inflorescences ± 100 mm long, often wavy, branched, dark brown; peduncles ± 30 mm long, 2-4-flowered; bracts white, membranous, apices long-pointed. Flowers white, pink or mauve. Petals widely ovate. Stamens 30-45. Flowering time Nov.-Jan. Fruit a capsule, 30 mm long. Perennial herb, up to 0.08 m high; matforming. Leaves densely spiralled round short stems; blade ovate to broadly ovate, ± 20 x 10 mm, apex acute, glabrous, lower surface reddish, axillary hairs many. Flowers: inflorescence up to 100 mm long; corolla pink; Nov.-Apr. Perennial herb, up to 0.08 m high; matforming. Leaves densely spiralled round short stems; blade ovate to broadly ovate, ± 20 x 10 mm, apex acute, glabrous, lower surface reddish, axillary hairs many. Flowers: inflorescence up to 100 mm long; corolla pink; Nov.-Apr. Rocky soil on bare rock, granite, hill slopes, full sun. Dry Highveld Grassland, Mesic Highveld Grassland, Upper Karoo, Drakensberg Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Savanna. Dry Grassland; Mesic Grassland; Dwarf Karroid Shrubland. Grassland, rocky places. Dry Grassland; Mesic Grassland; Dwarf Karroid Shrubland. Grassland, rocky places.Morphology
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