Loudetia phragmitoides

Loudetia phragmitoides

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Loudetia
Species:
Loudetia phragmitoides

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Forb/herb
Height:
300 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Colors:
purple, brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, small mammals
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Tolerates fire; resprouts from rhizomes after burning.

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