Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Melastomataceae

Genus:

Acisanthera

Species:

Acisanthera alsinifolia var. parvifolia

Growth Characteristics

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

jun,jul,aug,sep

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Occurs in fire-maintained longleaf pine savannas and bogs. Likely resprouts from roots after fire, typical of herbaceous wetland plants in frequently burned southeastern ecosystems.