Stats

Lifespan: Up to 100 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Mediterranean shrubland
Range: Mediterranean Basin
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Uncommon

About

This dwarf palm grows in rocky Mediterranean scrublands and coastal cliffs. Its stiff, fan-shaped fronds are covered in sharp, needle-like spines to deter herbivores.

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: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Chamaerops
Species: Chamaerops humilis