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Atlas cedar
Atlas cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Plantae
ENDANGERED

Stats

Lifespan
400-900 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Mountain forest
Range
North Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Endangered

About

The Atlas cedar is a tall tree that grows on the slopes of the Rif and Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Tell Atlas in Algeria. It can live up to 1,500 years and has a very wide root system that can spread over 100 feet.

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
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Cedrus
Species
Cedrus atlantica