Alectra sessiliflora
Alectra sessiliflora
- Native to:
- Angola | Bangladesh | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | India | Ivory Coast | Jawa | Kenya | Laos | Lesotho | Lesser Sunda Is. | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritius | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Nepal | Niger | Nigeria | Philippines | Réunion | Rodrigues | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
iNaturalist: © ph_hsu (iNaturalist #142718981)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus:
- Alectra
- Species:
- Alectra sessiliflora
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Parasite
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, orange
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Occurs in fire-prone African savannas and grasslands; resprouts after fire from rootstock.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Hemiparasitic plant; seeds may require host plant proximity for successful establishment.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI