Knoppies daring – Acacia nigrescens
- Knobs on young stems. These knobs protect the young stem from browsers
- 2 paired hooked thorns
- Often grows in association with Themeda triandra (a palatable grass) and are regarded as indication of good ranching country
- Favourite wood for making jukskeie
- Pods and leaves eaten by monkeys, baboons, antelope giraffe and elephant
- Good nesting holes for hornbills, woodpeckers and barbets
- Wood is resistant to termites therefore it is available for building, fencing poles and in the past for mine-props
- In some communities stakes of wood are smeared with a preparation and driven into the ground to keep evil spirits and lightning away.
