Ctenium newtonii
Ctenium newtonii
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Mali | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Uganda | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Ctenium
- Species:
- Ctenium newtonii
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 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:
- Fire-adapted grass that persists in frequently burned pine savannas and flatwoods. Benefits from periodic fire to reduce woody competition and maintain open wetland habitat.