Bulbostylis filamentosa

Bulbostylis filamentosa

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eswatini | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Bulbostylis
Species:
Bulbostylis filamentosa

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Forb/herb
Height:
30 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:
Yes
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Occurs in frequently burned pine savannas and flatwoods; fire maintains open habitat and reduces competition.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash