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Thysanolaena
Thysanolaena
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical forest
Range
Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

This tall, leafy grass grows in dense clusters throughout tropical Asian forests. Its sturdy stems can reach three meters in height and produce tiny, wind-dispersed seeds.

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
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Thysanolaena