Stem branched from the base, branches spreading, prostrate, almost creeping, thick, 3–5 in. long, naked below, somewhat ascending above, terminating in a rosette of leaves. Leaves narrow spathulate, 1–1 1/2 in. long, obtuse or subacute, thick ciliate at the margins with cartilaginous teeth, otherwise glabrous. Scape simple, erect, 1–2 in. high, glabrous, bearing 2–7 or more flowers on slender densely glandular-pubescent pedicels. Bracts resembling the leaves but smaller, lanceolate or slightly spathulate. Calyx 6-partite, segments lanceolate, acute, 1/4 in. long, glandular-pubescent externally. Corolla purplish, tubular-campanulate, segments 6, united for 1/3 of their length, oblong-lanceolate obtuse, with a reflexed mucro, glabrous or externally slightly pubescent. Stamens 12. Carpels 6, one smaller than the rest, scarcely tapering.
