The Square-fruit Twinleaf (Zygophyllum prismatothecum) is the predominant Twinleaf appearing after rains on the limey clay plains in the Copley area, distinguishable by its oblong narrow capsule fruit form.
Square-fruit Twinleaf: Copley
Pointed Twinleaf: Warraweena
Zygophyllum apiculatum, a Twinleaf commonly known as Gallweed flowering abundantly in Sliding Rock Creek, Warraweena in July.
Dollar Bush: Port Augusta
Zygophyllum stapfii, a Twinleaf succulent variety sometimes known as Dollar Bush, growing on the edge of Spencer Gulf inlet, Port Augusta.
Twinleaf seeding: Glass Gorge
The succulent Soapbush, Zygophyllum aurantiacum, also commonly known as a Twinleaf, giving a flush of vivid green as it goes to seed along the Glass Gorge Road in the Flinders Ranges.
Koch’s Twinleaf: Gammon Ranges
A neear threatened twinleaf in the Northern Flinders Ranges, Zygophyllum kochii was seen in calcareous mallee soils in the Gammon Ranges.
Pointed Twinleaf
Zygophyllum apiculatum, commonly known as Gallweed is a Twinleaf commonly seen in calcareous soils, rocky watercourses and shales after rain.
Notched Twin Leaf
Notched Twin-leaf (Zygophyllum emarginatum) is a succulent annual seen in the Flinders Ranges after rains in the cooler months.
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