Small erect ± scabrid-hoary dioec. branched herb up to 10 cm. tall; stock stout, branched; taproot deeply descending. Basal lvs us. many, coriac., 2-4 cm. long, narrow-oblong in outline, on short petioles, pinnate to pinnatisect to pinnatifid; pinnae or lobes rounded-cuneate, ± pilose, entire or sts ± incised especially on anterior margin. Cauline lvs few, sessile, oblong, entire or nearly so. Fls minute, apetalous; sepals ± hairy; ♂ rather crowded in racemes up to 5 cm. long; pedicels slender, hairy; stamens 4. ♀ lax in shorter racemes. Pods elliptic-ovate in outline; style just > notch. Seeds ovoid, yellowish.