Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Santalaceae

Genus:

Nestronia

Species:

Nestronia umbellula

USDA Symbol:

NEUM

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

apr,may

Bloom Colors:

yellow, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Found in fire-maintained longleaf pine and oak-hickory woodlands; resprouts from root system following fire.