Queen's Wreath
Queen's Wreath
Petrea volubilis
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Central America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Rough Leaves
Status
Uncommon

About

The queen's wreath is a climbing vine native to the forests of Central America. Its leaves feel like coarse sandpaper and can shred the skin of insects that land on them.

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
Lamiales
Family
Verbenaceae
Genus
Petrea
Species
Petrea volubilis