White Lily-turf
White Lily-turf
Ophiopogon jaburan
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Coastal woodland
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

White Lily-turf is a perennial herbaceous plant native to southern Mexico. The Aztec Grass variety is known for its tall spikes of white, tubular flowers, which can grow up to 12 inches tall.

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
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Ophiopogon
Species
Ophiopogon jaburan