Plants erect undershrubs, 45-55 cm tall; stems simple, finely ribbed. Leaves about 13 mm long, scalelike, lanceolate. Cladodes 25-35 (-60) mm long, 50-60 mm wide, the lower onces opposite or whorled, the upper alternate; elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at the base, tips acuminate. Flowers white to pale blue, in clusteres; bracts lanceolate, scaly; pedicels about 7 mm long; perianth segments about 5 mm long, oblong, the outer obtuse, the inner subacute. Fruits 8-10 mm in diameter, red, 2-seeded.
Ruscus hypophyllum is native to the Mediterranean Region but is cultivated throughout Pakistan for its evergreen "foliage" (the cladodes) and drought resistance.