Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Polygalaceae

Genus:

Acanthocladus

Species:

Acanthocladus brasiliensis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Tree

Height:

150 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

jan,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

white, cream

Evergreen Shrub:

Yes

Landscaping Shrub:

Yes

Native Range

Brazil, Paraguay

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, small mammals

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Adapted to periodic fires in campo grasslands, resprouts from woody base after burning. Common in fire-maintained highland ecosystems.