Upright to sprawling ice plant with interesting leaves that have lots of spiny-looking (but soft) hairs on them. From a distance the leaf detail is not particularly evident, but it makes a fascinating subject for close up photography, especially when the plant is in flower. Flowers are pale yellow, yellow, or white and just smaller than the leaves. A well behaved plant in cultivation, potentially even invasive in some climates in the ground.

From the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The species name means "spiny" and refers to the leaves. The genus name is neuter because the Greek root sperma is neuter.

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