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Orange Canna Lily
Orange Canna Lily
Canna indica
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical wetland
Range
The Americas
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Status
Common

About

This vibrant lily grows in humid tropical wetlands across the Americas. Its seeds are hard enough to dent wood and can remain dormant for decades before sprouting.

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
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Cannaceae
Genus
Canna
Species
Canna indica