Andropogon macrophyllus
Andropogon macrophyllus
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Ghana | Guinea | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Togo
GBIF: Meise Botanic Garden
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Andropogon
- Species:
- Andropogon macrophyllus
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 120 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- aug,sep,oct
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★☆☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fall Color:
- bronze, tan
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Responds vigorously to fire with regrowth from underground rhizomes and crowns. Common in fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystems and benefits from periodic burning.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily with warmth and light. Fresh seed generally shows better germination rates than stored seed.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI