Stats

Lifespan: 1-2 years
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Europe and North Africa
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Common

About

Covered in tiny white bumps and stiff hairs, this plant has leaves that feel as rough as a real ox's tongue. It brightens up sunny fields with its cheerful yellow blossoms and spreads its seeds far and wide on the summer breeze.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helminthotheca
Species: Helminthotheca echioides