Description: Low perennial shrub, matted, 5 - 20 cm (2 - 7.9 in.) high. Stems diffusely branched, scabrous-pubescent (hairy), but not spiny. Leaves narrow, 7 - 8 mm (0.3 in.) long, scabrous-pubescent, elliptical, tapered at the tip, and terminating into a 1-mm spine. Inflorescence with solitary flowers, terminal (rather than axillary). Flower sepals 5; petals 5, white, 7 - 8 mm (0.3 in.) long. Fruit a brown leathery follicle. Time of flowering: April to June.
Habitat: Pinyon-juniper and sagebrush communities, in limestone cliffs and rocky slopes between 1,830 - 2,130 m (6,000 - 7,000 ft) elevations.
Range: Known from the Sheep Range and Mount Sterling area in the Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada.
Comments: The name rough dwarf greasebush is more commonly used. Distinguished from var. glabrum by the presence of scabrous hairs on stems and leaves.