Ischaemum digitatum
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
Forsyth, William, 1772-1835. nr 90016269 Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778. Systema naturae. no 98081877 Gmelin, Johann Friedrich, 1748-1804. Systema naturae. n 83007770
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Ischaemum
- Species:
- Ischaemum polystachyum
- USDA Symbol:
- ISDI6
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- As a tropical grass, it likely resprouts from the base following fire disturbance.