Ammannia crassicaulis
Ammannia crassicaulis
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Mauritania | Mozambique | Niger | Senegal | South Africa | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
iNaturalist: © gavin_n (iNaturalist #176786952)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Lythraceae
- Genus:
- Ammannia
- Species:
- Ammannia crassicaulis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Aquatic
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, wading birds
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate best in saturated soil or shallow standing water at warm temperatures.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI