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Black-eyed Susan vine
Black-eyed Susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical savanna
Range
Eastern Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Status
Common

About

Black-eyed Susan vine is a perennial climbing plant native to Eastern Africa, and is easily recognizable by its bright yellow flowers and black spots. Unlike most flowering plants, the seeds of Black-eyed Susan vine are borne in a papery capsule instead of a fruit.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Thunbergia
Species
Thunbergia alata