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Feijoa
Feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana
Also known as: Pineapple Guava · Guavasteen
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
45-80 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical forest
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Status
Uncommon

About

This evergreen shrub grows in the misty highlands of South America. Its thick petals are edible and attract birds that spread pollen by eating the 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
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Feijoa
Species
Feijoa sellowiana