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Hypseochloa cameroonensis

Hypseochloa cameroonensis
Photo: NMNH - Botany Dept., CC0

Hypseochloa cameroonensis is a small annual grass from Cameroon, found in dry lowland grassland. It is a wild species with no horticultural use, so growing it is uncommon and depends on seasonal dry conditions.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings, since it comes from a seasonally dry habitat.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil
Temperature
Warm conditions typical of tropical lowlands; protect from frost
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cameroon
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Hypseochloa cameroonensis is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hypseochloa cameroonensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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