Stats

Lifespan

10-50 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Pacific Islands

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This tropical shrub grows on sunny islands and has green, pink, and white leaves. Each flower opens at sunrise and completely withers within a single twenty-four-hour cycle.

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

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Hibiscus