Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This aquatic plant grows in dense clusters along the muddy banks of Asian marshes. Its feathery leaves fold shut instantly when touched to avoid damage from passing currents.

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

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Limnophila

Species

Limnophila sessiliflora