This species is distinguished by having peculiar protuberances (pustules) on the surfaces of the globose fruits. Rounded fruits are also found in L. obscura (Spreng.) Koso-Pol. and L. interrupta (Thunb.) Sond. but in these two species the surfaces are smooth. The new species is very similar to L. interrupta (= L. kolbeana L. Bol.), the only other white-flowered species in the genus, in having a basal rosette of short, tripinnatisect leaves. However, the leaf margins resemble those of L. lacera Cham. & Schltdl. and L. trifida Cham. & Schltdl. in having protracted teeth but differ in being serrate rather than dentate and in being completely glabrous (fine hairs are present and usually abundant on leaves of L. lacera and L. trifida). The recorded flowering time is November to March. Goldblatt and Manning (2000) give the flowering time as being from November to January. The leaves start to dry out and die during November, so that flowering and fruiting specimens are either leafless or have some dry leaf remains.
Home