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Goeppertia rufibarba
Goeppertia rufibarba
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Trichomes
Status
Rare

About

Goeppertia rufibarba is a flowering plant native to northeastern Brazil. Its underleaf texture is unusual in its genus and is described as furry and fur-like, earning it the common names "furry feather" and "velvet calathea."

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
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Goeppertia
Species
Goeppertia rufibarba