Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Achyrocline

Species:

Achyrocline heringeri

Growth Characteristics

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

yellow, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, small insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Cerrado species adapted to periodic fire regime; resprouts from basal rosette after burning, typical of campo rupestre flora.