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Common Devil's-Claw
Common Devil's-Claw
Proboscidea louisianica
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arid grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

Common Devil's-Claw is a flowering plant in the Martyniaceae family that's native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. It has a large, knobby stalk with thick, leathery leaves that grow from it.

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
Martyniaceae
Genus
Proboscidea
Species
Proboscidea louisianica