Mixed Bushwillow Woodlands Ecozone - Kruger National Park

Mixed Bushwillow Woodlands Ecozone - Kruger National Park:

Description: The Mixed Bushwillow Woodlands Ecozone is found on underlying Granite bedrock giving rise to gently sloping hills and rocky outcrops with huge round boulders such as at the Stevenson Hamilton Memorial. Broad-leaved trees favour the higher upland areas while thorn trees prefer the lower-lying areas. Many rivers and streams are found in this region.

Typical Vegetation:

Trees : rocky hills	Trees : crests	Trees : footslopes
Pod mahogany Large-leaved rock fig Round-leaved teak	*Red bushwillow Leadwood Marula Silver cluster-leaf Black monkey orange Buffalo thorn Flaky thorn Large-fruited bushwillow Sickle bush Weeping wattle	*Red bushwillow Apple-leaf Knob thorn Leadwood Red thorn Sickle bush Tree wistaria Umbrella thorn White raisin Zebrawood

Trees : valley bottoms	Trees : brackish flats	Grasses
Apple-leaf Leadwood Knob thorn Jackal-berry Brack thorn Magic guarri Tamboti Umbrella thorn Weeping boer-bean	Buffalo thorn Jacket-plum Magic guarri Scented thorn Russet bushwillow Umbrella thorn	Mixed and sweet grasses

Typical Animals:

Predators	Browsers	Grazers	Special Interest
Lion	Kudu	Wildebeeste	White Rhino
Side-striped jackal	Giraffe	Zebra	Sable
Hyaena	Impala *	White Rhino	Klipspringer
	Klipspringer	Sable

	* Denotes animals that browse and graze