Die Kalahari en sy planteThis is a guide to the magic of 56 key plant species found in the Southern Kalahari of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. Intimate knowledge on their unique characteristics and use is presented to the layman. |
Common terms and phrases
abundant Acrotome Afrikaans animals annual grasses arid Asteraceae attractive Auob River bark black thorn blue pea blue wildebeest Botswana braaiing branches calcareous calcrete calcrete slopes camel thorn camel thorn tree caterpillar colloquial name colour conspicuous creepers culms dense dominant driedoring drought dune valleys dwarf shrubs ecological Fabaceae False umbrella thorn fire flowers fruit Geigeria grass family grassveld grazing grey camel thorn ground grow growth form hairy hardveld height innerveld Kalahari karoo KGNP known kori bustards lateral roots leaves multi-stemmed shrub n'Abba Namib Namib Desert Namibia nests Nossob River occur opslag overgrazed palatable pans pit wood Poaceae pods rain rainfall refers region rodents root system sand sandveld sandy Schmidtia season seeds shepherd's tree shoots shrub silver cluster-leaf small bushman grass soil Southern Africa Southern Kalahari species springbok stands stem survival tap root thirstland tsamma utilised vegetation vegetative reproduction veld food velvet raisin vermeerbossie winter worm-bark false-thorn yellow young