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Magic Guarri
Towerghwarrie · Euclea divinorum
One of Kruger's most common bush plants, often taking over disturbed or heavily grazed ground. It stays green and leafy right through the dry season when most trees are bare.
Log your Magic Guarri sighting — free →How to identify it
A dense, dark-green evergreen shrub or small tree that often forms impenetrable thickets. Look for leathery, grey- to olive-green leaves with distinctly wavy (crinkled) margins.
Flowers & fruit
Spring to early summer (roughly Oct-Dec), with fruit ripening later in summer
Browsed by
Leaves browsed by black rhino, kudu, giraffe and impala; the small purple berries are eaten by birds, monkeys and baboons.
Where to see it in Kruger
Widespread across the park on a range of soils, often on brackish flats and termite-mound sites, forming dense thickets in many areas.
Did you know
Chew the frayed end of a twig and it works as a natural toothbrush, which is why it's also called the toothbrush tree; the roots also yield a purple-brown dye and an ink.
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