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Fuchsias
Fuchsias
Fuchsia
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Cloud forest
Range
Central and South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Status
Common

About

Fuchsias are drooping shrubs that grow in the cool, shaded forests of the Andes. Their flowers contain a specialized nectar chamber that only opens when a hummingbird probes the base.

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
Myrtales
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Fuchsia