twigs pubescent; leaves erecto-patent, linear-subulate, channelled above, sub-trigonous, mucronate, glabrous, with a thickened, incurved margin, flowers umbellate- sub-capitate; peduncles shorter than the calyx or nearly as long, pubescent; calyx-lobes lanceolate-linear, ciliate; petals longer than the calyx, the claw nearly equalling it, limb oblong; sterile filaments equalling the calyx, linear, obtuse, pubescent, glabrous pointed; ovary pilose at the crown; style glabrous. An erect bush, more than a foot high, much branched, the branches and twigs crowded, densely leafy. Leaves very narrow, punctate at margin, 4–6 lines long, the uppermost 3–4 lines, 1/3 line wide. Peduncles shorter than the floral leaves, rarely as long, ebracteate. Calyx 1 1/2 line long, pubescent at base, the segments narrow from a broader base. Petals glabrous-clawed, or pilose at base. Carpels 3, glandular, with long horns.
