Stats

Lifespan: 100-250 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Boreal forest
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Common

About

This miniature conifer grows in dense, conical clusters on rocky mountain slopes. Its needles grow at a rate of less than three centimeters per year, keeping it tiny.

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: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Picea
Species: Picea glauca