Confirming the identification with diagnostic details of leaf cell size, cell wall thickness, and oil body morphology requires a compound microscope. Red Mountain plants shown at low magnification. The stems, including leaves, are about 1.0 mm in diameter. Red Mountain plant at slightly higher magnification showing stem leaves. Note the essentially transverse insertion of leaves.
Leaves are typically strongly canaliculate.
Distance between adjacent leaves is approximately 0.5 mm. Looking down on the mat of plants from Red Mountain. Plants are generally erect in turfs of closely packed stems. Note the dark red gemmiferous stems in the center. The white dots are conifer pollen grains for scale.