Ammannia senegalensis var. senegalensis
Ammannia senegalensis var. senegalensis
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Egypt | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Libya | Mali | Mauritania | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Tanzania | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Lythraceae
- Genus:
- Ammannia
- Species:
- Ammannia senegalensis var. senegalensis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 50 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, wetland birds
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily in warm, moist conditions with saturated soil or shallow standing water.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI