Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata
Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata
- Native to:
- Angola | Australia | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Chad | China | Congo | DR Congo | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea | Hainan | India | Kenya | Laos | Lesser Sunda Is. | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaya | Maluku | Mozambique | Myanmar | Nepal | New Caledonia | New Guinea | Nigeria | Philippines | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Solomon Is. | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Sulawesi | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Alloteropsis
- Species:
- Alloteropsis semialata subsp. semialata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- C4 grass that resprouts vigorously from crown and rhizomes after fire. Common component of fire-maintained savannas and grasslands.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily under warm conditions with adequate moisture. No special pretreatment required.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI