Size: shrub, groundcover
Buds: small, solitary, sessile, ovoid, producing green grooved spine with a few scales
Leaves: deciduous, alternate, .375" long, .0625" wide, linear, rich green
Twigs: glabrous green stems
Flowers: perfect, yellow, .375" long, bloom May through June
Fruit: pod, glabrous, 8-12 seeds
Bark: green, not spiny, stipules persistent, pith small rounded continuous, leaf scars raised, one distinct bundle trace
