The pale green Dioscorea hemicrypta stem bears leaves well-spaced at the subtle angles changing almost imperceptibly at every node.
Short side-branches emerge from the leaf axils, bearing their own leaves, fitting the bigger scheme of growing a tangle of stems and leaves that accumulates upon and around the caudex top of the plant.
Dry stems in the colours of their respective ages abound near the new growth, providing a sturdy frame for the soft, young ones to ramble successfully across the plant’s crown.