Stats

Lifespan: 200-300 yrs
Size: Huge
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate deciduous forest
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Armor
Status: Common

About

The tallest hardwood tree in eastern North America, routinely reaching 30–40 metres with a ruler-straight trunk and a pyramidal crown. Its cup-shaped flowers mimic tulips — orange-striped yellow petals with a green base — and bloom high in the canopy each late spring.

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: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Liriodendron
Species: Liriodendron tulipifera