Wild Green Hair Tree

Parkinsonia Africana is a smallish slender and sparsely branched tree, sporting robust spines. This species occurs chiefly in the Namib desert of Namibia, but can also be found in the extreme southwest corner of Botswana and in the northern part of South Africa. Flowers occur in lax racemes and are typically yellow; pods and seeds are brown. The leaves serve as browse for both game animals and livestock.

Parkinsonia africana, the green-hair tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, occurring in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. It is a bush growing 1–3m tall with green bark that allows for photosynthesis when the leaves are shed. It produces yellow flowers and yellow to brown pods. The wood does not crack when hot and is used to make smoking pipes.