Shrubs, evergreen, 0.5–1.5 m. Stems erect, ascending, or spreading, rooting at proximal nodes; branchlets green to grayish green, thorn-tipped, round in cross section, rigid, canescent, often glaucous. Leaves: petiole 1–4 mm; blade flat, elliptic, ovate, or orbiculate, 8–25(–30) × 3–8(–14) mm, base cuneate to rounded, margins usually entire, rarely serrulate near apex, teeth 3–7, apex obtuse to rounded, abaxial surface pale green or grayish green and glaucous, appressed-villosulous to tomentulose, especially along veins, adaxial surface dark green, dull, appressed-villosulous or glabrous; 3-veined from base (lateral veins sometimes obscure). Inflorescences terminal or axillary, usually umbel-like, sometimes racemelike, 1–3.5 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary white or pinkish. Capsules 4–6 mm wide, lobed; valves smooth to rugose, viscid, usually not crested, sometimes weakly crested.
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An evergreen shrub. It usually lies along the ground. It grows 0.3-2 m high and spreads 0.9-1.8 m wide. It is densely branched and spiny. The shoots and leaves are downy. The flowers are bluish-white and in heads.
Most situations other than deserts, but especially in pine forests in the southern Rockies, 1500-3000 metres.
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It is a temperate and subtropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 5-10.
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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