Savanna Plants - Blue Planet Biomes

Savanna Plants
Brynn Schaffner and Kenneth Robinson
Blue Planet Biomes

* Acacia Senegal
* Baobab
* Bermuda Grass
* Candelabra Tree
* Elephant Grass
* Gum Tree Eucalyptus
* Jackalberry Tree
* Jarrah tree
* Kangaroo Paw
* Manketti Tree
* River Bushwillow
* Umbrella Thorn Acacia
* Whistling Thorn

Senegal Gum Acacia
Common Name(s): Gum Arabic, Senegal Gum, Kher, Kumta
Genus: Acacia
Species: senegal
The senegal gum acacia is a small to average sized thorn tree of the African grassland savanna. It can grow up to 20 meters tall. It has many branches that spread out into a flat and rounded top. These branches have many thorns that come in pairs. The leaves are a grey-green color. The flowers are yellow or cream colored and grow on spikes just above the thorns. These flowers turn into seed pods about 8 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. They look like giant dried up pea pods, and are yellowish to brown in color, and flat.

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