ID Characteristic | Succulent in nature with the plant forming a loosely mounding shrub-like perennial. |
Shape | Mounding to loosely sprawling. |
Habitat | A salt tolerant species that can be found on low dunes, offshore islands and sandy plains. |
Leaf Description | The succulent, opposite leaves are 3-8 mm long on a petiole of equal length. The glossy leaves are almost cylindrical to spherical in shape and are green but sometimes yellow. |
Flower Description | The 5 mm flowers are solitary, white in colour, with five petals enclosed by green-brown succulent sepals. The stamens protrude on short stalks from the leaf nodes. |