Stats

Lifespan

Biennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal cliffs

Range

Western Europe

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This leafy plant grows in rocky coastal cliffs throughout southwest Europe. Its curled leaves contain enough vitamin K to trigger a chemical reaction if frozen.

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

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Brassica