This small succulent plant's interesting looks has been likened to that of undersea corral. It grows to 6 to 12 inches tall by a little wider with a spreading habit of branching stems having tightly overlapping stacked narrow light green leaves. These leaves completely hide the stems, which start off erect but then trail over from the weight of all of the leaves.

The small pale yellowish-green flowers appear along with the leaves tight along the stems in spring to mid summer or other times after rains or irrigation.