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Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical dry forest
Range
Eastern Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Bulbs
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

The ZZ Plant stores water in large underground potato-like rhizomes, letting it survive months without watering. Its arching stems bear pairs of thick, wax-coated leaflets so glossy they are often mistaken for plastic.

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
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Zamioculcas
Species
Zamioculcas zamiifolia