Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Chinese Abelia is a semi-evergreen shrub native to China, characterized by its dense, dark green foliage and vibrant, tubular flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer. Unlike most plants, this species can reproduce asexually through its extensive root system, allowing it to spread rapidly and densely across its native habitat.

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: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Abelia
Species: Abelia chinensis