
Trees & flora
Brabejum is a genus of a single species of large evergreen tree, Brabejum stellatifolium in the Proteaceae, commonly called wild almond, bitter almond or ghoeboontjie.
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 2,320 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.
Western Cape
Provinces where Wild Almond is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,320 records, iNaturalist
1 result in South Africa
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Species
Brabejum stellatifolium
Records
2 320
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Wild Almond on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Wild Almond is most recorded in Western Cape (100% of records), based on 2 320 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Wild Almond on site or nearby.
The Wild Almond is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
Brabejum is a genus of a single species of large evergreen tree, Brabejum stellatifolium in the Proteaceae, commonly called wild almond, bitter almond or ghoeboontjie. It is restricted in the wild to South Africa's Western Cape Province, where it grows in thickets along the banks of streams. The plant is of botanical interest as being Africa's only member of the large grevilleoid subfamily.