Andropogon chinensis
Andropogon chinensis
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Congo | DR Congo | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Hainan | India | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Laos | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Andropogon
- Species:
- Andropogon chinensis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★☆☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rhizomes after fire; common in fire-prone savannas.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash