Erect, clonal, herbaceous perennial herb or subshrub to 1 m, pale grey-green, densely pubescent with minute stellate hairs; prickles to 16 mm long, often pubescent in lower half, on stems, sometimes paired at base of petiole, generally absent elsewhere. Leaves broadly ovate; lamina 8–20 mm long, 7–20 mm, wide, sometimes larger, concolorous to slightly discolorous, entire or shallowly lobed at base; petiole 1–5 mm long. Inflorescence short, 1–6–flowered; peduncle to 10 mm long; pedicels 4–5 mm long. Calyx 5–8 mm long; lobes triangular, 2–3.5 mm long. Corolla rotate, 20–25 mm diam., lavender-blue. Anthers 4–5 mm long. Berry globular or depressed globular, 4–10 mm diam., pale yellow. Seeds 4–5 mm long, black or dark brown.
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