Mimosa Thorns. 



The typical native bush of South Africa is commonly known as 

 the Mimosa. It sometimes grows in isolated situations, but 

 more usually in clusters and dense thickets. Every twig is 

 armed with sharp-pointed thorns from an inch to three inches 

 long. They stand out at all angles. Such thickets afford the 

 finest of cover for the mungoose and a host of other animals. 



