Ctenium elegans

Ctenium elegans

Native to:
Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Ctenium
Species:
Ctenium elegans

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Forb/herb
Height:
100 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
jun,jul,aug,sep
Bloom Colors:
green, brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, small mammals
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Ctenium elegans is a grass of fire-prone longleaf pine savannas; it resprouts after fire.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash