Aristida congesta
Aristida congesta
- Native to:
- Algeria | Angola | Botswana | Caprivi Strip | Chad | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Kenya | Lesotho | Madagascar | Mauritania | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Tunisia | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Wikimedia: JMK
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Aristida
- Species:
- Aristida congesta
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 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:
- Tolerates fire and typically resprouts from crown; common in fire-maintained desert grasslands.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily with warm temperatures and moisture, no special treatment required.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI