
Trees & flora
Vachellia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or shittah trees.
Most records Mar to Apr
When Horned Thorn sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 96 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 Horned Thorn is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
96 records, iNaturalist
6 results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Horned Thorn at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.
Species
Vachellia grandicornuta
Records
96
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Horned Thorn on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Horned 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 Horned Thorn is most recorded in Mpumalanga (50% of records), Limpopo (43% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (7% of records), based on 96 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Horned Thorn on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Horned Thorn peak from Mar to Apr, based on 96 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
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.