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Chinese fringe flower
Chinese fringe flower
Loropetalum chinense
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

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

About

Chinese fringe flower, also known as loropetalum, is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to 30 feet tall. Loropetalum chinense blooms with clusters of pink flowers that resemble a fringe of hair, hence the name.

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
Saxifragales
Family
Hamamelidaceae
Genus
Loropetalum
Species
Loropetalum chinense