[3] The genus is named in honor of the Apache people who inhabit the region; the specific epithet refers to the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona.

The hard, spine-like twigs are lined with opposite clusters of leaves each a few millimeters long.

The solitary flowers have four white to cream-colored, or occasionally pink, petals 5 to 6 millimeters long.

[3] Apacheria is similar to Crossosoma species, which can be differentiated by their alternate leaves and five-parted flowers.

[3] This plant grows in many types of rocky desert habitat, such as cliffs, riparian woodlands, and chaparral.