Spreading much-branched shrub up to 1 m. tall but us. less; branches often decumbent or arching and bearing branchlets on upper side only. Ultimate branchlets 1·5-2 mm. diam., not or only slightly tetragonous, us. glossy; internodes 1-1·5-(2) mm. long, sts partly exposed; nodal joint well-marked. Lvs (1)-1*5-2 mm. long, connate ? to 1/2 length, deltoid-ovate to ovate-oblong, thick, strongly concavo-convex, rounded on back, tip obtuse to acute, us. weakly keeled, slightly thickened and incurved. Spikes up to 12-fld. Bracts 1·5-2.5 mm. long, ovate, obtuse or with ± acute thickened tip, ± ribbed. Calyx 2-3 mm. long, anterior lobes narrow-ovate, subacute, ± ribbed, free for ⅔ or more length. Corolla-tube = or slightly > calyx. Capsule c. 3 mm. long, oval, obtuse or subacute, > calyx.

2n = 40