leaves scattered, closely covering the short, fleshy stem, linear-terete, from a sheathing base, subacute, pubescent; peduncles not much longer than the leaves, lateral, numerous, set with a few scattered, membranous, subulate bracts, subcorymbose at the summit, few flowered, puberulous; flowers on longish pedicels, erect, glabrous; tube of the corolla not much exceeding the lanceolate sepals, longer than the ovate-oblong limbs of the petals. Stem 4–6 inches long, 1/2 inch in diameter, completely clothed with fleshy leaves. Leaves spreading, 2–2 1/2 inches long, 2–3 lines wide, squarrose when dry. Peduncles 2–3 inches long, with 2–4 membranous, scattered bracts, 4–6 flowered. Flowers yellow? calyx and corolla more membranous than in other species; the sepals 5 lines long. Corolla, including the erect limb, about 3/4 inch long.
