Tristachya superba
Tristachya superba
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Senegal | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Tristachya
- Species:
- Tristachya superba
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- silver, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Tristachya superba is a C4 grass that resprouts after fire; fire helps maintain savanna habitat.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash