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Yellow Bird-Of-Paradise Shrub
Yellow Bird-Of-Paradise Shrub
Erythrostemon gilliesii
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arid shrubland
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Yellow Bird-Of-Paradise Shrub is a legume shrub native to the Australian outback. Its bright yellow flower spikes resemble a bird's tail feathers, and it produces a pod of seeds that are eaten by the Australian bird of paradise.

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
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Erythrostemon
Species
Erythrostemon gilliesii