Aspalathus excelsa blooming done

The Aspalathus excelsa flower corollas seen here are already withering, turning brown as the pods begin to grow from the ovaries.

The pinnate (compound) leaves have narrow, fleshy leaflets almost cylindrical, ending in tiny hair-like tips. The leaflets are hairless, becoming from 6 mm to 15 mm long. They are thicker and shorter than the leaves of A. neglecta that overlaps with A. excelsa in distribution. Minute whitish dots are visible on the leaf surfaces on close inspection.

The leaves usually only cover the whitish upper stems densely. They tend to disappear from the older stems below that are woody and pale grey-brown in colour (Bean and Johns, 2005; iSpot).