Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Chresta

Species:

Chresta pinnatifida

Growth Characteristics

Height:

80 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,mar,dec

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, native bees

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Cerrado subshrub adapted to periodic fires, resprouts from woody underground xylopodium following burns.