Brunia paleacea young foliage

This vigorously growing B. paleacea shrub shows many erect stems surpassing the cream-coloured inflorescence that is often seen right on top of the plant.

The tiny, ascending, triangular leaves that curve in to hug the stems in imbricate fashion, i.e. overlapping like roof tiles, here completely hide the stems from sight.

The photo was taken in March in Fernkloof (Bond and Goldblatt, 1984).