Woody shrub, very intricate and branched from the base, up to 80 cm in height, green glaucous to yellowish or whitish when dried, with long internodes. Leaves tough, hardened, coriaceous, alternate, 0.3-1.2 cm long, triangular to subulate triangular, usually curved and tapered from the base, which is \u00b1 rounded, ending in a rigid spine. The whole plant is glabrous except at the leaf axil where there are tufts of long hairs. Flowers in axillary groups (2-5), surrounded by a tuft of white hairs up to 5 mm, with \u00b1 separated and rarely tight glomeruli. Bracts 8 mm, triangular subulate, spinescent and curved. Bracteoles shorter and straight. Perianth segments 2.5-3(5) mm, linear to subspatulate, obtuse and sometimes denticulate at the apex, hyaline and free. Stamens 5, fused at the base of the filaments, which are 2-3 mm long and have papery appendages, with free anthers 1.5 mm long. Ovary ovoid with 2 stigmas. Fruit perianth not winged, 3-4 mm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12036","species","type-species","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n