Satyrium crassicaule
Satyrium crassicaule
- Native to:
- Burundi | Cameroon | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Kenya | Malawi | Nigeria | Rwanda | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Satyrium
- Species:
- Satyrium crassicaule
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar
- Bloom Colors:
- white, pink
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Occurs in fynbos ecosystems adapted to periodic fire; may resprout from underground tubers after fire.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination; conventional stratification is not applicable.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash