Afrotropic terrestrial ecoregion of dense woodland in South Africa
Albany thickets
African bush elephants in Addo Elephant National Park
Map of the Albany thickets
Ecology
Realm
Afrotropical
Biome
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders
List
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands, and forests
Kwazulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
Nama Karoo
Geography
Area
17,100 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Countries
South Africa
Conservation
Conservation status
Critical/endangered
The Albany thickets is an ecoregion of dense woodland in southern South Africa, which is concentrated around the Albany region of the Eastern Cape (whence the region's name originates).
The Albanythickets is an ecoregion of dense woodland in southern South Africa, which is concentrated around the Albany region of the Eastern Cape (whence...
Gwarrieveld (SKv 12) 54 Albanythickets and Strandveld vegetation types, codes AT and FS: Albany Arid Thicket (AT 15) – Also known as Albany Spekboomveld, and...
Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native...
Cape, eastwards up until the thicket vegetation of the Eastern Cape. Spekboom is found most prolifically in the Albanythickets, a woodland ecoregion, which...
Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albanythickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests. The most prevalent biome...
Azima tetracantha (syn. Monetia barlerioides L'Her.) is an ornamental plant in the Salvadoraceae family. Common Name: Bee Sting Bush. This plant is commonly...
Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albanythickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests. The 2018 South African...
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld, Montane fynbos and renosterveld and the Albanythickets. The fynbos ecoregions are designated one of the Global 200 priority...
Schotia afra is a flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It occurs in Southern Africa. The genus was...
Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve is a protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The Baviaanskloof (Dutch for "Valley of Baboons") lies between...
the Albanythickets of the Eastern Cape, between Grahamstown and Uitenhage. While Aloiampelos ciliaris was originally indigenous to the dry thicket vegetation...
Gasteria pulchra is a succulent plant restricted to a locality in the Albanythickets vegetation of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It can be distinguished...
"The impacts of elephants on biodiversity in the Eastern Cape Subtropical Thickets," South African Journal of Science 2006, p.395-402 Marris, Emma. "Africa...
growing in open-canopied woodlands, open savannas, dense bushlands, and thickets. This region includes the Serengeti ecosystem, which is renowned for its...
Lycium ferocissimum, the African boxthorn or boxthorn, is a shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) indigenous to South Africa. The species is native...
climate. Wildlife of South Africa – Flora and fauna of the country Albanythickets – Afrotropic terrestrial ecoregion of dense woodland in South Africa...
and Aloiampelos gracilis of the dry thickets around Port Elizabeth and Baviaanskloof (where the Eastern Cape thickets fade into the Western Cape fynbos...
Lycium oxycarpum is a shrub in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) indigenous to the Karoo regions of South Africa. The species is native to the Western...
habitats including Vachellia and Senegalia savanna, Euclea bushlands, Albanythickets, and even desert. They browse for food in the morning and evening....
linear, mottled leaves (c.140 x 11mm). Dense clumps are known from the Albanythickets near Swartwaterspoort. Gasteria bicolor var. lilliputana (Poelln.)...
Africa. The mountains are capped with flower-rich montane grassland. Albanythickets also feature prominently in the surrounding area. The mountains are...
vegetation of the Cape area consists of fynbos, some grassland and Albanythickets. The eastern section of the Karoo does not extend as far north as the...
northwards into Botswana and Zambia. It is found in bushveld, riverine thicket, wooded grassland and rocky outcrops in grassland as well as scrub veld...
sections of the Great Kei River flow through Albanythickets and Forest biomes, terminating in Indian coastal thicket at its mouth. The Kei river mouth hosts...
of the nine vegetation types of South Africa, including Fynbos and Albanythickets. There are twelve threatened birds. It contains two threatened fish...