Erect, clonal shrub to 60 cm, grey-green, densely pubescent with stellate hairs; prickles to 5 mm long, usually scattered on stems, rare or absent elsewhere. Leaves oblong; lamina 10–20 mm long, 5–10 mm wide, concolorous, shallowly lobed, the margin tightly undulate or folded; petiole to 8 mm long. Inflorescence short, 1–3– flowered, sessile or with peduncle to 5 mm long; pedicels 5–6 mm long. Calyx 5–9 mm long; lobes elliptic, 2–5 mm long. Corolla broadly stellate, 20–25 mm diam., sometimes larger, 4–5 lobed, purple. Anthers 4–6 mm long. Berry globular, 8–10 mm diam., sometimes larger, yellow. Seeds 2–2.5 mm long, pale yellow-brown.