Scleria verrucosa

Scleria verrucosa

Native to:
Benin | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Scleria
Species:
Scleria verrucosa

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte , Forb/herb
Height:
120 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
jun,jul,aug
Bloom Colors:
greenish-white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Occurs in fire-maintained wet pine savannas; benefits from periodic fire to reduce competition.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash