This species, widely distributed in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, generally is not available in the United States; the widespread material sold under this name usually is E. fimbriata. The real species has many spiny tubercles on the stems, as the species name suggests, and the spines (actually hardened peduncles) generally are continuous. These are yellow-green variegates. These plants are rooted cuttings in 4-inch pots.