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
Herbaceous Plants
Grasses
Green thorn
  Mixed and sweet grasses
Mixed bushwillow    
Mixed acacias    
Leadwood    
Marula    
Jackal berry  


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

Other Ecozones:

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