Antelope Grass
Echinochloa pyramidalis
- Native to:
- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Jose Hernandez @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database,Jose Hernandez @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database,Ledebour, Karl Friedrich von, 1785-1851,National Plant Materials Center (U.S.),Albertus-Universita?t zu Ko?nigsberg i Pr.,Bombay Natural History Society,Jan, Giorgio,1791-1899 Università di Parma.Orto Botanico,Wegelin, Anton Theodor,National Plant Materials Center (U.S.),Torrey Botanical Club,M Eugène Fournier,Franz Joseph Ruprecht (en.wikipedia.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Echinochloa
- Species:
- Echinochloa pyramidalis
- USDA Symbol:
- ECPY2
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- green, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, waterfowl
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- fertile, moisture-retentive clay loam
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- commonly found in wetlands and floodplains