Herbs perennial. Stems 2--3 cm tall, simple, glabrous. Leaves ovate-oblong, narrowed at base, apex obtuse. Flowers 3--7, in terminal cymes; bracts membranous. Pedicel filiform, elongated after anthesis. Sepals ovate, apex acute. Petals minute, ca. 0.5 mm, 2-cleft nearly to base; lobes linear. Stamens 10, subequaling sepals. Fl. Jul.

Montane wet places, mossy frozen areas. Xinjiang [Russia].