Ruscus hyrcanus is a perennial evergreen woody shrub-like or small compact bush plant.

Cladodes have a length of 10–25 mm (0.4–1 in); they are flattened, ovate, lanceolate, leathery, rigid, and tapering to a thorn at their extremity; their both sides are shiny green.

[3] The flower is purplish or whitish, dioecious, marcescent with six spreading divisions, and solitary or geminate, arising in the axil of a lanceolate, firm bract on the median rib of the upper face of cladodes.

The fruit is a red globular berry, about one centimeter in diameter.

[3] It is native to Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Crimea.