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New Guinea Impatiens
New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens hawkeri
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Oceania
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

New Guinea impatiens is a plant native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It's a species of flowering plant in the Balsaminaceae family, and it's known for its long-lasting, fragrant blooms.

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
Ericales
Family
Balsaminaceae
Genus
Impatiens
Species
Impatiens hawkeri