Description:intricately branched shrublet to 20cm or more in height by 40cm or more in spread, the branches more or less spine-tipped
Habitat:garigue, phrygana, dwarf shrub communities, rocky & open gravelly places, screes, flat clayey areas (alt. 0-2200 m)
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
| Thorniness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | NA | NA |