plant very short caulescent, ca 10 cm high, 10 cm diam. leaves as long as the stem, erect, not secund, light green, hard, the blade narrow triangular. inflorescence exceeding the leaf rosette, to 7 cm long, 2 cm diam, very thick pine-cone shaped, 15 - 25 polystichous flowers.Edited from : Ehlers 1996c. Eine neue Varietät von T. tenuifolia T. tenuifolia LINNAEUS var. strobiliformis EHLERS var. nov. .