Guiera senegalensis
Guiera senegalensis
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Gambia | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Combretaceae
- Genus:
- Guiera
- Species:
- Guiera senegalensis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree , Shrub
- Height:
- 400 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, greenish
- Evergreen Shrub:
- Yes
- Landscaping Shrub:
- Yes
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, butterflies, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts after fire; used in fire-prone savanna ecosystems.
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