Stoloniferous loosely tufted perennial, 15-30 (-60) cm tall, with basal and cauline leaves up to 30 cm long and 6 mm broad. Flowers 3-12 in each cluster, 3-4 mm long, brown; perianth segments lanceolate, subequal, outer finely pointed and exceeding the capsule. Anthers 2-6 times as long as the filaments. Capsules 2.5-3 mm long, obovoid, obtuse, apiculate; seed nearly globose with a basal, whitish appendage.