[2] It has a brown woody stem that is covered in long yellowish hairs.

[3][4] H. setifer exhibits both distylous and homostylous flowers.

[5] Its flowers are solitary, cylindrical, 5–6 mm long, and range from pale yellow to orange in color.

[1] It is found in open woodlands, along roadsides and on cultivated lands.

[4] It is primarily found in dry sandy soil.