Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical dry forest

Range

Madagascar

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Critically Endangered

About

This spineless succulent grows in the dry, shaded forests of Madagascar. It produces bright red floral bracts that mimic petals to attract pollinating insects.

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

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Euphorbia

Species

Euphorbia geroldii