Stats

Lifespan: Annual or Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Coastal plain
Range: The Americas
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

Rust weed is a low-growing plant that thrives in dry, sandy soil across meadows. Its tiny leaves turn a deep reddish-brown when exposed to intense, direct sunlight.

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: Lamiales
Family: Tetrachondraceae
Genus: Polypremum
Species: Polypremum procumbens