Garuleum bipinnatum stems

The older Garuleum bipinnatum stems are woody and pale grey to whitish. Branching allows for a somewhat spreading to rounded shrub, the upper stems fairly erect. Lower down the stems are bare as the leaves drop off, remaining concentrated near every stem-tip for a limited period.

Upper stem parts are green, soft and appear smooth, until close inspection reveals the faint hairs.

The stalks of the inflorescence are erect, varying in length. The small bracts on them have entire or toothed margins (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010; Shearing and Van Heerden, 2008; iNaturalist; www.plantzafrica.com).