Senegalia ataxacantha
Senegalia ataxacantha
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | Eswatini | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Senegalia
- Species:
- Senegalia ataxacantha
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 1500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Colors:
- cream, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, butterflies, mammals
- Fragrant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously after fire; seeds may be stimulated by heat.
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Propagation & Germination
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Notes:
- Seeds require scarification (nicking or hot water treatment) to break physical dormancy.
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