Searsia lancea - Karee tree - Indigenous Tree - 10 Seeds Caraway renosterveld

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The plants are perennial

the plant commonly grows under sand

especially rye bread

Pleiospilos species have two or four opposite grey-green leaves that grow from a short stem that may be underground

Searsia lancea - Karee tree - Indigenous Tree - 10 Seeds Caraway renosterveldThe Searsia lancia is a single stemmed, low branching tree which has a dense, soft, round canopy. The karee has a coarse textured bark and on older specimens it is dark grey or brown in colour, while on young branches and trees it is a reddish brown colour. The leaves are trifoliate (a compound leaf with three leaflets), possessing narrowly lanceolate (lance shaped) leaflets. The leaves are dark green above and paler green below. They do not have any