Hairyflower Lovegrass
Eragrostis cylindriflora
- Native to:
- Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chad, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, South Africa, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Eragrostis
- Species:
- Eragrostis cylindriflora
- USDA Symbol:
- ERTR23
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from base after fire; typical of grassland species adapted to periodic burning.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Warm-season grass; germinates readily in warm soil temperatures without pretreatment.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI