Stats

Lifespan

30-50 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Eve's Necklacepod is a flowering plant native to the southern United States, typically growing to between 15 and 30 feet tall. This shrub or small deciduous tree is valued for its aromatic, pink or white cascade of blooms and subsequent strings of bead-like seedpods.

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

Styphnolobium

Species

Styphnolobium affine