Stats

Lifespan

100+ yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Sasanqua Camellia, also known as Christmas Camellia, is a evergreen shrub or small tree native to southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. These shrubs produce bright red flowers that bloom in the spring and summer, and their leaves are evergreen, providing year-round greenery.

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

Ericales

Family

Theaceae

Genus

Camellia

Species

Camellia sasanqua