Aspilia ciliata
Aspilia ciliata
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia
GBIF: Maurin, O.: Bank, M. van der & Shuttleworth, L.
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Genus:
- Aspilia
- Species:
- Aspilia ciliata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 120 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies, birds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Typical savanna species that resprouts vigorously from rootstock after fire. Benefits from periodic burning in native habitat.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily at warm temperatures without special treatment. Surface sow or lightly cover as light may aid germination.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI