Trees & flora
Spekboom
Portulacaria afra (known as elephant bush, dwarf jade plant, porkbush and spekboom in Afrikaans) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in 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 4,105 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 Spekboom is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,105 records, iNaturalist
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé l’espèce Spekboom
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkNorthern Cape · Best Aug to Oct9 lieux
Gamkaberg Nature ReserveWestern Cape · Best Autumn and spring7 lieux
Addo Elephant National ParkEastern Cape · Year-round6 lieux
Kwandwe Private Game ReserveEastern Cape · Year-round5 lieux
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier ParkNorthern Cape3 lieux
Grootvadersbosch Nature ReserveWestern Cape · Best Sep to Apr3 lieux
Mokala National ParkNorthern Cape · Best Aug to Oct3 lieux
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveWestern Cape · Best Autumn and spring3 lieux
Amakhala Game ReserveEastern Cape · Year-round2 lieux
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi ParkKwaZulu-Natal · Year-round2 lieux
Tankwa Karoo National ParkNorthern Cape · Best Sep to Apr2 lieux
Augrabies Falls National ParkNorthern Cape · Best Aug to Oct1 lieu
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Spekboom : quand et où l’observer
Spekboom : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park.
Espèce
Portulacaria afra
Observations
4 105
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Questions des voyageurs
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Spekboom sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Spekboom in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Spekboom at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Addo Elephant National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and other reserves. 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.
Where can you see the Spekboom in South Africa?
The Spekboom is most recorded in Eastern Cape (75% of records), Western Cape (15% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (6% of records), based on 4 105 iNaturalist observations. 119 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Spekboom on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Spekboom?
The Spekboom 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. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Spekboom?
Portulacaria afra (known as elephant bush, dwarf jade plant, porkbush and spekboom in Afrikaans) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in South Africa.