Phedimus aizoon

Perennial, rhizomatous herb.

20–40 cm high.

The stem is erect, angular, and maroon at the base.

The leaf arrangement is spiral. The leaves are sessile, lanceolate, cuneate, typically serrate, compressed, succulent and glabrous.

The inflorescence is a dense cyme. The flowers are bisexual and actinomorphic. The calyx and corolla are five-leaved. The sepals are of different lengths and obtuse. The petals (7–9 mm) are yellow. There are ten stamens and five carpels in a flower.

The fruit is a many-seeded follicle.