Halopeplis pygmaea

Description

Herbs annual,5-15 cm tall.Stems erect,branched from base;branches ascending.Leaves gray-green,fleshy,subglo-bose,2-3 mm,basally decurrent.Spikes alternate,1-2.5 cm × ca.3 mm.Flowers 3-glomerulate,small,slightly connate basally.Stamens 2,longer than perianth.Ovary compressed ovoid;stigmas 2,subulate.Pericarp membranous.Seed globose,0.5-1 mm in diam.;testa yellow-brown,densely finely papillate.Fl.and fr.Jul-Sep.