Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical scrubland

Range

Southern Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This woody shrub grows in thickets across the landscapes of southern Africa. Its tubular orange flowers reach five centimeters long to trap nectar for visiting birds.

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

Bignoniaceae

Genus

Tecomaria

Species

Tecomaria capensis