Specimen courtesy of Plant Resources Center, The University of Texas at Austin- tiny mosslilke perennial with silvery nodes
- leaves opposite, narrow, overlapping, bluish green, up to 3/8 inch long, with a bristle tip
- flowers tiny, in axils of terminal leaves, the 5 lobes purplilsh-brown with white margins, bristle tipped
- a modern mystery
- collected only once, from F. M. 649 about 8.3 miles south of Mirando City in Webb County
- not seen since 1962
Specimen courtesy of Plant Resources Center, The University of Texas at Austin