Cheiridopsis denticulata is a perennial, compact, cushion-forming succulent plant, up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall and up to 12 inches (30 cm) across. Leaves are grey-white, up to 2.6 inches (6,5 cm) long, up to 0.4 inch (1 cm) wide, simple or somewhat toothed on the keel from which its name derives. Flowers are cream to pale yellow, often violet to red at tips and outside and up to 3.2 inches (8 cm) in diameter.