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MOSELESELE

⇒ ENGLISH NAME; Sickle bush

⇒ SCIENTIFIC NAME;Dichrostachys cinerea

⇒ DISCRIPTION;This species is deciduous and grows
as a spiny bush, often forming thickets. Leaves

grow from short spine-tipped side twigs. The
flowers are distinctive dropping tassels, with

upper part mauve to pink, and lower part nar-
rower and yellow. The thin, twisted pods grow

in a tangled mass.

⇒ USES;The wood is used for making fence poles
and is good fuel. The timber is termite-

resistant and so durable that it was once used
instead of iron posts, since it withstands even
veld-fires. The inner bark is tough and pliable and makes strong rope and

string. The whole plant has a high nutrition value and the leaves and pods are
eaten by livestock and wildlife

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