Stats

Lifespan: Decades
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Pacific Islands
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Runners
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

A trailing tropical vine prized as an indoor houseplant for its glossy, heart-shaped leaves splashed with golden-yellow variegation. In its native canopy it can climb dozens of metres, but indoors it tolerates low light and irregular watering with unusual ease.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Epipremnum
Species: Epipremnum aureum