Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate woodland
Range: Western Europe
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Tough growth
Status: Common

About

A bristly, hairy-leaved perennial native to Western Europe that thrives in damp, shaded spots like hedgerows and garden borders. It produces brilliant blue, forget-me-not-like flowers in spring and stays green year-round, a trait reflected in both its common and scientific names.

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: Magnoliopsida
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Pentaglottis
Species: Pentaglottis sempervirens