Schizachyrium exile
Schizachyrium exile
- Native to:
- Angola | Bangladesh | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | India | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | South Africa | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Schizachyrium
- Species:
- Schizachyrium exile
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fall Color:
- brown, tan
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Tolerates fire; resprouts from basal tillers after burning.
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