Schizachyrium urceolatum
Schizachyrium urceolatum
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Chad | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo
GBIF: Wieringa JJ; Bouma AM; Simons ELAN; Wouwen MJ van; Courbois MJ
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Schizachyrium
- Species:
- Schizachyrium urceolatum
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
- Fall Color:
- orange, red
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Schizachyrium species are adapted to fire, which helps maintain open habitats and reduce competition.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds benefit from cold stratification for 30-60 days to break dormancy.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash