Zygophyllum cordifolium leaves

Old Zygophyllum cordifolium stems become grey and woody. The young ones are still fleshy, here red while sometimes green.

The paired, opposite leaves growing on straight stems are sessile, disc-shaped and ascending with margins that are inconsistently red-rimmed. Leaf diameter varies from 2 cm to 3,5 cm (Manning, 2009; Le Roux, et al, 2005; iNaturalist).