Senega capillaris
Senega capillaris
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Polygalaceae
- Genus:
- Senega
- Species:
- Senega capillaris
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- white, pink
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Occurs in fire-maintained pine savannas; benefits from periodic fire to reduce competition.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash