Dicerocaryum senecioides, commonly known as Devils Thorn, Boot Protectors, Stud plant or Elandsdoring, is a prostrate perennial, with annual creeping stems and white to pinkish flowers. It takes over open spaces in grassland and it is used as substitute for soap and to wash hair, to make it soft. Dicerocaryum senecioides seed dispersal is aided by the distinctive fruits, armed with a pair of sharp points, they easily penetrate animal hooves and shoes and thus, get carried away from the parent plant. Dicerocaryum senecioides is used as a supplement, with Corchorus olitorius, as leafy vegetables by the Vhavenda people. It has also been used as medication and as soap. It is used to wash hair and soften it, and it is reputed to stimulate hair growth. It is also used as a soil stabilizing plant that can prevent erosion, because it grows to form a mat-like structure over bare, sandy ground, during the rainy season.