Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Genus:

Bernardia

Species:

Bernardia longipedunculata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Height:

200 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

mar,apr,may,jun

Evergreen Shrub:

Yes

Landscaping Shrub:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, small mammals

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Survives fire in pine rockland habitats and resprouts from woody base after top damage.