Stats

Lifespan

60-100 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Arid steppe

Range

Central Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Common

About

This hardy tree grows across the vast, arid plains of Central Asia and Siberia. Its seeds sprout within minutes of touching damp soil to outrun the desert heat.

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

Rosales

Family

Ulmaceae

Genus

Ulmus

Species

Ulmus pumila