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Sorrel
Sorrel
Sabdariffa gossypiifolia
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical savanna
Range
West Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Sorrel is a flowering shrub that grows in the warm, sunny climates of West Africa. Its thick red calyces swell to twice their original size after the petals fall away.

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
Sabdariffa
Species
Sabdariffa gossypiifolia