Stats

Lifespan

50-100 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Common

About

Citrus trees and shrubs produce fruit, and citrus trees and shrubs have leaves.

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

Sapindales

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Citrus