Anatherum tenuispatheum
Anatherum tenuispatheum
- Native to:
- Belize | Honduras | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Nicaragua
iNaturalist: © suz (iNaturalist #8198238)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Anatherum
- Species:
- Anatherum tenuispatheum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fall Color:
- tan, straw
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Typical savanna grass that resprouts from crown and rhizomes after fire. Tolerates periodic burning in native grassland ecosystems.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch