Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Arachis

Species:

Arachis burchellii

Growth Characteristics

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,mar,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Ground Cover:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Native to fire-prone cerrado ecosystems; likely resprouts from underground stems and roots after fire.

Propagation & Germination

Scarification:

Seed coat scarification required before sowing

Notes:

As a wild Arachis species, seeds likely have hard seed coats typical of the genus requiring scarification for germination.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI