• Safari participants will see several types of shrubs while touring regions of Africa.shrub image by pix29 from Fotolia.com
  
  The lush plains of Africa are abundant in wild life and greenery, and a safari trip through any region of the country provides close-up views of all the natural aspects of its land, including various plants, flowers and shrubs. Shrubs are clutters of plants that appear in several shapes, sizes, colors and forms. Several different types of shrubs grow in Africa, and they range from small and dense to tall and thin, and from leafy green to flowery in appearance.
  
  

Tree Fern

• Native to South Africa, the tree fern is a perennial that boasts glossy, dark green colored leaves attached to a long slender trunk that grows as high as 20 inches. The presence of a trunk is what differentiates the tree fern from a regular garden fern. It grows best in warm, slightly shaded, moist areas but can tolerate temporary drops in temperature. Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and South America are countries where tree ferns grow abundantly.
  
  

Bird Of Paradise

• Bird of paradise, also called crane flower, is a South African shrub with colorful flowers and leaves shaped like a bird in flight, hence its name. This plant looks like a tall stalk with long leather leaves and bright yellow and blue flower buds bursting out the top. It grows 2 to 5 feet tall and produces about three dozen flower blooms every year. Bird of paradise thrive in warm weather, however, the plant can endure in temperatures as cold as 24 degrees Fahrenheit, but only for a short period of time.
  
  

Tumbleweed

• Tumbleweed, a classic plant seen rolling around small towns in American western movies, does not remain stationery in soil, which makes it very different from other shrubs. The plant is made of many seeds, and when they become ripe, the cells of the plant weaken, causing parts of it to break away and move around when the wind blows. The tumbleweed parts look like a round, clustered ball of brown twigs rolling on the ground. This shrub thrives in desert climates and is commonly seen in Africa, Australia, Asia and North America.