Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Curly-Pod Acacia

Acacia tortilis heteracantha

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Dec. 17, 2025, 10:47 a.m.
  • Supports mammals
  • Useful
  • Near water
  • Rocky habitat
  • Sun
  • Pioneer species
  • Soil: sandy

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill source
  • (c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Robert Taylor source
  • (c) Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland source
  • (c) Dewald du Plessis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dewald du Plessis source
  • (c) Troos van der Merwe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Troos van der Merwe source
  • (c) Reuben Heydenrych, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Reuben Heydenrych source
  • (c) elana001, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
  • (c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Robert Taylor source
  • (c) Igmar Grewar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Igmar Grewar source

Sources and references

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