[1] The small (4 cm high), erect column-stems of this species are extremely hairy.

The long (up to 2 cm), white, curling hairs extend further out than its small (7x5mm), red-green, rounded (obovoid), densely-packed leaves, and cover them.

albidiflora has pale pink to white-ish flowers, each with roughly 25 stamens.

arachnoides are ovoid, with tiny acuminate points, and are arranged in a 2/5 spiral.

In habitats which are more arid still, a member of a closely related genus, Avonia papyracea, becomes dominant; In slightly less arid habitats, Anacampseros arachnoides takes over.