It is a shrub to small tree distinguished by its white to rose-red flowers, which are unique among the ocotillo species on the peninsula.

It is the only ocotillo endemic to the peninsula, and is threatened by invasive species (particularly feral goats), tourism, coastal development and other human activities.

It consists of thin, thorny branches sprawling upwards from a central base, which gives the plant a fan-shaped appearance.

It is very similar in vegetative form to Fouquieria diguettii, but both are easily distinguished by F. burragei's white to pink flowers.

[2] This species is distributed from Bahía Concepción south to the vicinity of La Paz and on Espiritu Santo Island in Baja California Sur.