Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Anastraphia

Species:

Anastraphia cowellii

Growth Characteristics

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Evergreen Shrub:

Yes

Landscaping Shrub:

Yes

Native Range

Cuba

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, butterflies

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Salt Tolerant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Associated with fire-maintained pine rockland ecosystems. Persists in areas with periodic fire disturbance but not absolutely fire-dependent.