[1][2] This species grows as a large shrub to small tree 8 to 10 ft (2.4 to 3.0 m) high.

The leaves are shaped obovate with smooth margins (not serrated), and covered with a glaucous layer, giving them a turquoise coloration.

[1][3] From February to April, small, urn-shaped red flowers appear on the plant.

The flowers transform into a fleshy, ovoid fruit about 6 mm (0.24 in) long that appears similar to a grape when mature.

It is distributed from the region near Santa Rosalillita and Bahia de Los Angeles in southern Baja California state south to the end of the peninsula, the Cape region of Baja California Sur.