Crassocephalum rubens

Crassocephalum rubens

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritius | Mozambique | Nigeria | Réunion | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Crassocephalum
Species:
Crassocephalum rubens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Forb/herb
Height:
120 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Medium
Bloom Months:
jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
Bloom Colors:
orange, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
butterflies, bees

Source: deepseek-v4-flash