Aristida mutabilis
Aristida mutabilis
- Native to:
- Algeria | Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Chad | Djibouti | Egypt | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Ghana | Gulf States | India | Kenya | Libya | Mali | Mauritania | Morocco | Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Pakistan | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sinai | Somalia | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Western Sahara | Yemen
iNaturalist: © elsabussiere (iNaturalist #119197487)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Aristida
- Species:
- Aristida mutabilis
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:
- Responds positively to periodic fire with vigorous regrowth. Common in fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystems and sandhills.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Germinates readily under warm conditions with adequate moisture. Seeds benefit from light exposure during germination.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI