Blepharis linariifolia
Blepharis linariifolia
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Somalia | Sudan-South Sudan | Western Sahara
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Acanthaceae
- Genus:
- Blepharis
- Species:
- Blepharis linariifolia
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb , Subshrub
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, blue, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rootstock after savanna fires, typical of African grassland flora.