Ophiuros tongcalingii

Ophiuros exaltatus

Native to:
Andaman Is., Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Ophiuros
Species:
Ophiuros exaltatus
USDA Symbol:
OPTO4

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Graminoid
Height:
200 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:
Resprouts from rhizomes following fire; found in fire-maintained wet prairies and marshes.