Ceruana pratensis
Ceruana pratensis
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Chad | Egypt | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Mali | Mauritania | Nigeria | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Genus:
- Ceruana
- Species:
- Ceruana pratensis
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, native pollinators
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Adapted to fire-prone Australian heathlands, likely resprouts from rootstock after fire typical of many Proteaceae.