Cynanchum hastifolium subsp. hastifolium
Cynanchum hastifolium subsp. hastifolium
- Native to:
- Burkina | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Senegal | Somalia | Tanzania | Uganda | Yemen
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Apocynaceae
- Genus:
- Cynanchum
- Species:
- Cynanchum hastifolium subsp. hastifolium
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug
- Bloom Colors:
- white, greenish-white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from rhizomes after fire or top-kill. Common in fire-maintained prairie ecosystems.
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds benefit from cold stratification. Light aids germination; do not cover seeds deeply.
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