Annual with erect stems to 10 cm tall. Leaves to 1 cm long, distinctly bristled. Flowers usually 4-parted, stalks longer than the leaves, petals extremely small, falling early.
Europe, Scandinavia
Source: (1997). Caryophyllaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
