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Velvetleaf
Velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Southern Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Velvetleaf is an annual herb that grows in open fields across southern Asia. Its broad leaves are covered in soft hairs that trap water droplets to prevent insects from crawling up.

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
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Abutilon
Species
Abutilon theophrasti