Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

This dense evergreen shrub grows in the wild forests of southern Japan. Its dark leaves produce a chemical that prevents other plants from sprouting nearby.

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

Dipsacales

Family

Viburnaceae

Genus

Viburnum

Species

Viburnum suspensum