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Alternanthera sissoo
Alternanthera sissoo
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Runners
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

This creeping groundcover thrives in the humid soil of tropical forest floors. Its stems root at every node, allowing the plant to spread rapidly across the earth.

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
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Alternanthera
Species
Alternanthera sissoo