Holothrix secunda new leaf growth

Two new Holothrix secunda leaves appearing from below the main pair, spell progress. Springtime after rain in the Biedouw Valley inspires floral abundance, as it does in many places. The new leaves may be forerunners to a second stem or new plant, forming a clump.

The two primary leaves are prostrate and stem-sheathing, the one in immediate succession to the other. Leaf tips are asymmetrical, their margins straight and entire.

The erect, dark red-purple stem is sparsely hairy, the silvery hairs long and sagging in picture. They are sometimes called squamules, the same name used for scales on mushrooms (Liltved and Johnson, 2012; Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; iNaturalist).