From the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, this species has a thick woody main stem that is crowned with many decumbent square stems. The beautiful, yellow-tinged spines are paired. This species is related to E. stellata (stems two angled) and E. squarrosa (stems three angled), but this hybrid has some three-angled stems and the spine pairs are spread out a little too far. These plants are seedlings in 5-inch pots.