Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Bixaceae

Genus:

Cochlospermum

Species:

Cochlospermum wittei subsp. wittei

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Height:

300 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts vigorously from underground rootstock after fire, common adaptation in miombo woodland fire regimes.