Buchnera hispida
Buchnera hispida
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | India | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Namibia | Nepal | Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Rwanda | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus:
- Buchnera
- Species:
- Buchnera hispida
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Parasite
- Height:
- 50 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, native bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rootstock after fire. Associated with fire-maintained pine savannas and benefits from periodic burning.