Rhagodia ulicina

Densely divaricately branched shrub to c. 1 m high, each branch terminated by a slender spine. Leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, fleshy, elliptic to obovate, 3–5 mm long, 1–3 mm wide, dull green to greyish from a sparse to very dense covering of vesicular hairs. Inflorescence few-flowered, with flowers clustered or solitary along terminal branches; perianth globose, 1–1.5 mm diam., densely mealy on outer surface. Berry to c. 2 mm diam., initially enclosed by enlarged fruiting perianth; fleshy pericarp not always developed; seed c. 1.5 mm diam., smooth or slightly granular. Flowers mostly Aug.–Nov.