Question 1

Where can you see the Camel Thorn in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

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. 5 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Camel Thorn on site or nearby.

Question 2

When is the best time to see the Camel Thorn?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

What is the Camel Thorn?

Accepted Answer

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.

Camel Thorn

Camel Thorn

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