Acalypha fimbriata
Acalypha fimbriata
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
iNaturalist: © robburrett (iNaturalist #266714943)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus:
- Acalypha
- Species:
- Acalypha fimbriata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- small mammals, birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Adapted to fire-maintained habitats such as longleaf pine savannas and sandhills; resprouts vigorously after fire from root crown.