Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Mediterranean shrubland
Range: Southern Africa
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Bulbs
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Belladonna Lily, also known as the Jersey Lily, is a plant species native to Cape Province in South Africa, where it is believed to have evolved from a wild ancestor. It is now widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in many other places, including California and Louisiana.

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: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Amaryllis
Species: Amaryllis belladonna