Clutia alaternoides
Clutia alaternoides
- Native to:
- South Africa
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Peraceae
- Genus:
- Clutia
- Species:
- Clutia alaternoides
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Subshrub
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- aug,sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- greenish-yellow
- Evergreen Shrub:
- Yes
- Landscaping Shrub:
- Yes
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, insects
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rootstock after fire, typical of fynbos shrubland species. Adapted to periodic fire disturbance in its native Mediterranean-climate ecosystem.