Stats

Lifespan

10-20 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Southwestern and eastern Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

Persian silk trees are deciduous trees native to southwestern and eastern Asia. They produce long, thin, and silky pink flowers that bloom in the spring.

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

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Albizia

Species

Albizia julibrissin