Habit: Stenandrium bracteosum grows as an herb to 20 cm in height when in flower. The leaves are arranged in a basal rosette, up to 7 cm in length (including the petiole) and 1.5 cm wide, oblong to elliptic to obovate, with an obtuse to acute leaf apex and an entire to slightly crenate margins. The leaves and stems are long haired pubescent. The adaxial surface has only large pustulate hairs and the abaxial surface has fewer hairs.
The complete, perfect, zygomorphic flowers are arranged in terminal spikes. Each flower subtended by pubescent bracts. The calyx has 5, green unfused, linear, sepals that are slightly fused at their base. The corolla has 5 fused, pink petals in 2 sets (3 upper and side and 2 lower petals). There are 4 stamens fused to the corolla tube. The superior ovary has 2 locules and numerous ovules. The fruit is a capsule at maturity.
Habitat: Stenandrium bracteosum grows in open areas of Dry Broadleaf Evergreen Formations – Forests/Shrublands (coppice) and in Human Altered environments such as abandoned fields.
Distribution: Stenandrium bracteosum is endemic to the Lucayan Archipelago and is known to occur on Grand Bahama and Mayaguana.
Medicinal/Cultural/Economic usage: Stenandrium bracteosum is not known to be used medicinally in the Lucayan Archipelago.