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Brush Box
Brush Box
Lophostemon confertus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100+ years
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical rainforest
Range
Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Uncommon

About

The Brush Box is an evergreen tree native to the coastal forests of Australia. Its bark sheds in long, papery strips to reveal a smooth, pinkish surface underneath.

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
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Lophostemon
Species
Lophostemon confertus