Surreya diandra

Rather dense, spreading subshrub, to c. 1 m diam., 20 cm high. Stems and leaves wholly glabrous or very sparsely papillate on new growth. Leaves alternate, sessile, with partly sheathing bases, linear, c. 1 cm long, 1–2 mm wide, broadly concave on upper surface, usually recurved and shortly pointed at apex. Flowers sessile; bracteoles narrowly ovate, c. 3 mm long; tepals narrowly ovate, 4–5 mm long, acute, white or pink; stamens 2, united on one side of ovary; style c. 2 mm long, bifid to c. 0.5 mm below apex. Utricle ovoid, 2–3 mm long. Flowers Nov.–Jan.