Ischaemum
Ischaemum polystachyum
- Native to:
- Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, China, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Cole, Thomas G Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.) Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.),MacLean, Colin D Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Ischaemum
- Species:
- Ischaemum polystachyum
- USDA Symbol:
- ISCH
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- As a tropical grass, it can resprout from the base following fire disturbance.