
Trees & flora
Vachellia karroo, commonly known as the Sweet thorn, is a species of acacia, native to southern Africa from southern Angola east to Mozambique, and south to South Africa.
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 18,854 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.
Eastern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Sweet Thorn is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
18,854 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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Sweet Thorn: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Gondwana Game Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve.
Soort
Vachellia karroo
Waarnemingen
18 854
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Sweet Thorn op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sweet Thorn at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve. 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 Sweet Thorn is most recorded in Eastern Cape (61% of records), Western Cape (16% of records), Gauteng (12% of records), based on 18 854 iNaturalist observations. 12 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Sweet Thorn on site or nearby.
The Sweet 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. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
Vachellia karroo, commonly known as the Sweet thorn, is a species of acacia, native to southern Africa from southern Angola east to Mozambique, and south to South Africa.