Description:Densely twiggy, low mound-forming to hemispherical shrub with firm wiry stems ending in spines
Habitat:on rocky slopes up to 1000m, often dominating the garigue and phrygana vegetation
| 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 | 1 | Yes |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |