Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical shrubland

Range

Southern Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This perennial ground cover grows in rocky soils and dry African woodlands. Its leaves release a strong scent that deters insects upon the slightest physical contact.

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

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Coleus

Species

Coleus neochilus