 The erect branching stems are up to high.It carries alternately set, slightly succulent, linear, green leaves long and ½—2 mm (0.02—0.08 in) wide with a pointed tip and an entire margin.The bracts (or stipules) to the right and left of the foot of the leaf proper are also linear, clinging to the leaf blade (or adnate), and with a small tooth on each side at the base.