ðə lˈiːvz ɑːɹ blˈuːɪʃɡɹˈiːn, sˈɪmpəl, lˈænsɪˌɑːleɪt, wɪð wˈeɪvi ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz lˈoʊbd mˈɑːɹdʒɪnz, kˈʌvɚd ɪn spˈaɪnz ˌɔn bˈoʊθ ðə mˈɑːɹdʒɪnz ænd bᵻnˈiːθ.
The leaves are bluish-green, simple, lanceolate, with wavy and sometimes lobed margins, covered in spines on both the margins and beneath.