Stats

Lifespan

20-60 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate shrubland

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

Smokebush, a tall plant native to the Eurasian continent, produces clusters of bright pink flowers that turn red when the plant matures. These flowers, which grow in groups of five to ten, are responsible for the smokey scent that pervades the air when the plant blooms.

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

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Cotinus

Species

Cotinus coggygria