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
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