stem succulent, the branches swollen at the nodes; leaves shortly petiolate, oblong, deeply pinnatifid, somewhat fleshy, puberulous or glabrous, the segments flat, cuneate, sharply cut or sub-pinnatifid; stipules small, ovate, acute; peduncles long, branched, hispidulous; umbel many-flowered with short ovato-lanceolate bracts; pedicels patently setose, much longer than the calyx-tube, which is swollen at base, calyx segments lanceolate, acute, hispidulous. Stem 1–2 feet high, clumsy, not much branched; the branches slender, with smaller leaves, or somewhat naked. Leaves 2–4 inches long, not cut quite to the mid-rib, the segments 2–4 lines wide. This plant was cultivated in England in 1724, and is still sometimes seen in collections. The flowers are generally white, and of small size, but Mrs. Barber's specimens seem to have been flame colour, the upper petals darker.
