Cyanotis caespitosa Kotschy & Peyr.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Cyanotis

Characteristics

Purple flowering stems 11/2-12 in. high; flowers normally blue (occasionally lilac, purple or even white) with blue staminal hairs yellow anthers
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A perennial herb with a stout hairy base
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.31
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In grassland, often flowering after fires.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Cyanotis caespitosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172455-1
WFO ID wfo-0000366394
COL ID 32NZR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyanotis caespitosa