
Trees & flora
Vachellia erioloba (camel thorn, giraffe thorn) is a tree of southern Africa in the family Fabaceae.
Most records Jul to Aug
When Camel Thorn sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 1,514 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.
Northern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Camel Thorn is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,511 records, iNaturalist
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Camel Thorn : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Marakele National Park and Mokala National Park.
Espèce
Vachellia erioloba
Observations
1 511
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Une observation signifie qu'un hôte a vu le Camel Thorn sur la propriété ou à proximité. Une observation n'est jamais garantie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Camel Thorn at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Marakele National Park and Mokala 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 Camel Thorn is most recorded in Northern Cape (71% of records), North West (16% of records), Limpopo (7% of records), based on 1 511 iNaturalist observations. 10 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Camel Thorn on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Camel Thorn peak from Jul to Aug, based on 1 514 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
Vachellia erioloba (camel thorn, giraffe thorn) is a tree of southern Africa in the family Fabaceae. Its preferred habitat is the deep dry sandy soils in parts of South Africa, Botswana, the western areas of Zimbabwe and Namibia. It is also native to Angola, south-west Mozambique, Zambia and Swaziland. The tree was first described by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer and Johann Franz Drège in 1836.