Description:Prostrate, sprawling or compact, spiny shrub, 0.1-0.6(-1) m high, to 1.5 m wide
Habitat:Loam, clay loam, sand, laterite. Granite outcrops & hills, undulating plains
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
| Thorniness | 1 | Yes |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |