Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Western Pacific

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Snowbush, also known as the tropical snow bush, is a shrub native to the New Caledonia and Vanuatu region of the western Pacific, and is widely naturalized on other islands, including Florida. This plant is a member of the Phyllanthaceae family and is characterized by its evergreen leaves and small white flowers.

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

Malpighiales

Family

Phyllanthaceae

Genus

Breynia

Species

Breynia disticha