臺灣特有種，常綠蔓性灌木。莖赤褐色，匍匐四處伸展，莖節間有不定根，嫩莖有毛茸。葉互生，橢圓形至倒卵形，厚紙質，邊緣全緣而有毛茸。隱頭花序單生或少數對生，球形。果實為隱頭花序榕果(隱花果)，球形或卵形，無梗，先端凸出，外被細毛，紫紅色。花果期 7~10 月。

An evergreen vine shrub, endemic to Taiwan. The russet stems creep and stretch freely, adventitious roots grown between the internodes. New stems are villous. Leaves alternate, elliptic to obovate, thickly papery, margin entire and villous. Hypanthium solitary or few opposite, spherical. The fruit is a fig, spherical or ovate, stalk absent, apex acute, pubescent, purplish red. Flowering from July to October.

喜溫暖潮濕環境、全日照或半遮蔭。繁殖可用播種、扦插法。移植後，初期需多澆水，待根系穩定後，則比較耐旱。

The plant enjoys full-sun or partial shade, warm and humid environments. It could be propagated by seeding and cutting. Higher water demand at the beginning of transplanting until the root system is stabilized then it will be more drought-tolerant.

枝葉細緻美觀，善於匍匐蔓延且平伏貼地。適合作為綠牆植栽或疊石駁坎、道路邊坡以及裸露地面的地被植物使用，兼具防止雨水沖刷與減少風沙揚塵。種植為小品盆栽供賞玩或成為製作綠雕的材料。

The plant has dense and beautiful branches and leaves which grow fast and creep on the ground. Suitable for planting in green walls, stacked rocks, road slopes and as ground cover in bare ground to resist rain erosion, reduce wind and sand dust. Planted as small potted plants or a material for topiary.