Here's a picture of the plant from a farther back angle

It looks a bit "windswept". It would help immensely if you could tell the forum where the plant is growing - State and locale, thankyou.

Cistus sp?

Sorry, the thought hadn't crossed.my.mind. That makes a lot of sense sorry >Might as well add another picture ^_^ the roots/branches/base part (on the left side of the picture) looks like this

This post was edited by Brocktherock on Sun, Sep 28, 14 at 15:21

Looks like Cistus to me too.