Sea Grape
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical coast
Range
Tropical Americas
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

This woody shrub grows along sandy tropical coastlines across the Americas. Its large, circular leaves turn deep red before falling off the branches.

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
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Coccoloba
Species
Coccoloba uvifera