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
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Ctenium
- Species:
- Ctenium elegans
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 120 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Adapted to frequent fire in longleaf pine ecosystems; resprouts vigorously from crown after burning.