Cochlospermum tinctorium
Cochlospermum tinctorium
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Uganda
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Bixaceae
- Genus:
- Cochlospermum
- Species:
- Cochlospermum tinctorium
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Subshrub
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rootstock after fire; seeds may be stimulated by heat.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash