Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical scrub

Range

The Americas

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This small herb grows in the rocky soil of open fields across Jamaica. Its tiny white flowers rotate to track the sun and release pollen when touched.

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

Boraginales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Nama

Species

Nama jamaicensis