Stats

Lifespan

Annual to Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate rocky slopes

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

The Pussypaw Family, or Montiaceae, is a diverse group of flowering plants that includes both small herbaceous plants and shrubs. With around 230 known species and a cosmopolitan distribution, this family can be found in a wide variety of habitats around the world.

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

Caryophyllales

Family

Montiaceae