The 15 to 29 thin, apical marginal spines are radiating, 2 cm long, gray to light brown.

The 1-2 funnel-shaped, white flowers appear on the subapical sides near the tips of the shoots and are also open during the day.

[2][3] Leucostele litoralis is found in the Chilean regions of Coquimbo and Valparaíso, close to the coast at elevations of 33 to 100 meters.

[2] The first description as Cereus litoralis by Friedrich Richard Adelbert Johow was published in 1923.

The specific epithet litoralis comes from Latin, means 'on the coast' and refers to the species' near-shore occurrence.