Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Central and South America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

The blue pigroot is a grass-like plant found in meadows across the Americas. Its tiny flowers contain a dark purple center that traps heat 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

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Sisyrinchium

Species

Sisyrinchium micranthum