Bulbostylis equitans
Bulbostylis equitans
- Native to:
- Angola | DR Congo | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Bulbostylis
- Species:
- Bulbostylis equitans
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 15 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- brown, green
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- small mammals, ground-nesting birds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Typical of fire-maintained pine flatwoods and scrub ecosystems. Persists and can increase after prescribed fire, tolerating the periodic burns characteristic of its habitat.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch