African Sumac

Oatgrass

About African Sumac and Oatgrass

African Sumac

Oatgrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Not Available

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

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Blue Oat grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

20.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Green, Ivory

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Tan, Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Asthma, Itchy eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Dysentry

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

Used as a nutritious food item

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RHUS lancea

ARRHENATHERUM

7.2 Common Name

African Sumac

Oatgrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

जई घास

7.2.2 In German

African sumac

Ährengras

7.2.3 In French

sumac africaine

Folle avoine

7.2.4 In Spanish

zumaque africano

oat Grass

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

βρώμη Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sumac africano

aveia-

7.2.7 In Polish

afrykański sumaka

Owies trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

African sumac

oat Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

8.3 Class

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Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Poales

8.5 Family

Anacardiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Rhus

Danthonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Aveneae

8.9 Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Danthonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of African Sumac and Oatgrass

Wondering what are the properties of African Sumac and Oatgrass? We provide you with everything About African Sumac and Oatgrass. African Sumac doesn't have thorns and Oatgrass doesn't have thorns. Also African Sumac does not have fragrant flowers. African Sumac has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Oatgrass has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of African Sumac and Oatgrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Sumac and Oatgrass

Season and care of African Sumac and Oatgrass is important to know. While considering everything about African Sumac and Oatgrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Sumac season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Oatgrass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Sumac is Loam, Sand and for Oatgrass is Loam while the PH of soil for African Sumac is Neutral, Alkaline and for Oatgrass is Acidic, Neutral.

African Sumac and Oatgrass Physical Information

African Sumac and Oatgrass physical information is very important for comparison. African Sumac height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of African Sumac and Oatgrass are as follows:

African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green
Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green

Care of African Sumac and Oatgrass

Care of African Sumac and Oatgrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Oatgrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Oatgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.