Acalypha psilostachya var. psilostachya
Acalypha psilostachya var. psilostachya
- Native to:
- Angola | Burundi | Cameroon | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Kenya | Malawi | Mozambique | Rwanda | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus:
- Acalypha
- Species:
- Acalypha psilostachya var. psilostachya
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb , Shrub
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- seeds eaten by birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Prairie species that persists in fire-maintained grasslands; resprouts from perennial rootstock after burning.