Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Poaceae

Genus:

Axonopus

Species:

Axonopus amapaensis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Ground Cover:

Yes

Native Range

Brazil

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Typical of Brazilian savanna grasses, resprouts vigorously from rhizomes after fire and tolerates seasonal burning regimes common in cerrado-adjacent wetlands.