Cane cactus is a branched shrub with small scarlet flowers, green pad-like stem covered with white spines. It has green-yellow fruits containing many seeds covered with a hard coat.It is a potential wwed of grasslands, shrublands and open woodlands, particularly insemi-arid regions., Leaves on new growth, deciduous, 3-5 mm long, but up to 10 mm on regrowth. Spines without papery sheath, 3–6 major ones per areole, 9-25mm long, and 3-4 minor ones, to 5.5 mm long