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