Zygophyllum foetidum scrambling

This lush, scrambling Zygophyllum foetidum plant was seen in karoid lowland near Barrydale. It appears to thrive in October among notably greyer surrounding vegetation, much leafier than its resting or half-dead support.

Failing opportunities to climb onto something else, the numerous soft branches multiply upon each other in a dense mass of foliage, also yellow winter and spring flowers.

It looks particularly good among surrounding vegetation, because those that browse leaves usually shun it. Maybe it tastes as unappetising as its foetid smell suggests (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Manning, 2009).