Aristida kerstingii
Aristida kerstingii
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Chad | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Mali | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Togo
GBIF: Zon APM van der




Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Aristida
- Species:
- Aristida kerstingii
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jul,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:
- As a savanna grass, tolerates periodic fire and resprouts from crown. Fire maintains open grassland habitat.