Stats

Lifespan

20-50 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical savanna

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Be-still trees are native to Mexico and Central America and are related to Nerium oleander, the yellow oleander. Be-still trees are poisonous, and their leaves secrete a milky latex that contains cardiac glycosides which affect the heart's rhythm.

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

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Cascabela

Species

Cascabela thevetia