Herbaceous tendril vine with 3-5 branched tendrils. 3-5 lobed denticulate leaves to 120mm x 100mm. Greenish-white to cream flowers to 4mm long, male racemes with 15-25 flowers, male calyx tube 2.5mm wide with teeth 1mm long, whitish corolla to 4mm x 2mm, female inflorescence of 4-5 flowers. Hairy fruit to 11mm x 9mm densely covered in thin pale spines