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White raisin bush
Witrosyntjie · Grewia bicolor
A common bushveld shrub named for its raisin-like fruit. The two-tone leaves, dark green above and silvery below, are the quickest way to recognise it.
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A shrub or small tree whose leaves are glossy green above and distinctly silvery-white and hairy below, flashing pale when the wind turns them. Star-shaped yellow flowers are followed by small round berries.
Flowers & fruit
Yellow flowers from about October to March, with fruit following.
Browsed by
Leaves are browsed by game such as kudu, impala and giraffe; the sweet fruit is eaten by birds and small mammals.
Where to see it in Kruger
Widespread in dry woodland and bushveld across the park, often among mopane.
Did you know
It is one of the most important dry-season browse plants in the bushveld, and it hybridises readily with the grey raisin (Grewia monticola) to form fertile crosses.
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