Stipagrostis ciliata
Stipagrostis ciliata
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Botswana, Canary Is., Chad, Egypt, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South Africa, Sudan-South Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Stipagrostis
- Species:
- Stipagrostis ciliata
- USDA Symbol:
- STCI12
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from base after fire; common in fire-prone arid grasslands and savannas of southern Africa.