Ischaemum fasciculatum
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
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Ischaemum
- Species:
- Ischaemum polystachyum
- USDA Symbol:
- ISFA2
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:
- Tropical grass that resprouts from rhizomes following fire; tolerates periodic burning in grassland habitats.