A medium sized shrub. It grows 0.5-2.5 m high and 1-3 m wide. There are many branches and they are entangled and spiny. The leaves are 0.3-2.5 cm long by 0.15-0.5 cm wide. The leaves are oval and succulent. The leaves occur in clusters of 5-8. They are grey-green. The flowers are 0.8-1.2 cm long. They are creamy white with darker markings on the throat and brown-purple on the exterior. The fruit is a berry 0.4-0.8 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. They are orange-red.