Cranocarpus martii
Cranocarpus martii
- Native to:
- Brazil
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Cranocarpus
- Species:
- Cranocarpus martii
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Shrub , Shrub
- Height:
- 800 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Cerrado-adapted species that resprouts vigorously from underground woody structures (xylopodia) after fire. Thick corky bark provides protection from low-intensity savanna fires common in its native habitat.