Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Northern Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Sorbaria sorbifolia, also known as the false spiraea, is a flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It is native to the Ural Mountains and is commonly known as the false goat's beard.

Life cycle

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

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbaria
Species: Sorbaria sorbifolia