Aristida hordeacea
Aristida hordeacea
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
GBIF: Friis I; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Aristida
- Species:
- Aristida hordeacea
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Typical of desert grasslands, resprouts from crown after fire and benefits from periodic burning to remove thatch.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Warm season grass, germinates best at temperatures between 20-30°C with adequate moisture initially.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI