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Hibiscuses
Hibiscuses
Hibiscus
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical and subtropical
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

A flowering shrub famous for its broad five-petalled blossoms with a long protruding stamen column. Each individual flower typically opens for only a single day before wilting, yet a healthy plant blooms continuously through warm months.

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
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hibiscus