植物体多二歧分枝。叶长4-7厘米,卵形。花常单生于二分叉间,花梗直立,花稍俯垂,花冠白色或带紫色。果梗及果实均直立,果实较小,圆锥状,长约1.5 (-3)厘米,成熟后红色或紫色,味极辣。中国南北均栽培,群众中常作为盆景栽培。1d.簇生椒var. fasciculatum (Sturt.) Irish, Miss. Bot. Gard. 68. 1898——C. fasciculatum Sturt. in Bull. Torr. Bot. Culb. 15: 15. 1888——C. frutescens L. var. fasciculatum Bailey, Man. Cult. Pl. 783. 1949.