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Erect branching shrub, 1– 1.5 m high, leafless for most of the time; branches grooved or ridged, with spines 1.5– 2 mm long, glabrous.. Cladodes in fascicles of 2– 3, 6– 15 mm long (2– 4 mm long in South Africa).. Flowers solitary or in 2– 5 fascicles, axillary and terminal; bracts ovate, 2× 1 mm, obtuse at apex; pedicels 4– 7 mm long, articulated in the middle or below.. Tepals white, 2.5– 3.5× 1– 1.5 mm; ovary 2-locular with 3– 4 ovules in each locule.. Berry red or black, 4– 5 mm in diameter, 1-seeded.
Erect shrub, up to 1.5 m high. Stems with many curving, wide-spreading branches. Spines innocuous, applanate, near base of stem. Cladodes 2-4 per fascicle, placed far apart on branches, filiform, 2-4 mm long, appearing after flowering (Jan.-July. Flowers 2-4 in apical umbels; stamens with yellow anthers; pedicels ± 4 mm long, articulated in lower half. Flowering time Nov.-Feb. Fruit a red berry.
Shrub, up to 1.5 m high. Roots terete. Stems longitudinally striate when young, branches recurving. Spines only on main branches. Cladodes 2-4 mm long, absent at anthesis, appearing Jan.-Jul., deciduous. Flowers: in clusters of 2-4 at ends of short branches, some scattered along branches; Oct., Nov. Fruit a berry.
