Stats

Lifespan

3-5 years

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

Northern Hemisphere

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This perennial plant grows in mountain meadows across the Northern Hemisphere. Its nectar is hidden deep inside curved petal spurs that only long-tongued insects reach.

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

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Aquilegia