
Trees & flora
Vachellia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or shittah trees.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 245 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Flaky-bark Thorn is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
245 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultate in Suid-Afrika
Beplan 'n reis
Gashere het die Flaky-bark Thorn aangeteken by verblyf in of langs Kruger National Park.
Spesie
Vachellia exuvialis
Aantekeninge
245
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Flaky-bark Thorn op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Flaky-bark Thorn at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Flaky-bark Thorn is most recorded in Mpumalanga (53% of records), Limpopo (47% of records), based on 245 iNaturalist observations. 11 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Flaky-bark Thorn on site or nearby.
The Flaky-bark Thorn is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
Vachellia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or shittah trees. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus Acacia until 2005. Vachellia can be distinguished from other acacias by its capitate inflorescences and spinescent stipules.