Stats

Lifespan

2-5 years

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Asia and Europe

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This flowering herb grows in rocky meadows across Europe and Asia. Its silver leaves are covered in dense white hairs that trap moisture from the air.

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

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Silene

Species

Silene coronaria