Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical savanna

Range

Central and South America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This small flowering plant grows in sunny tropical fields and disturbed soil. Its tiny seeds can remain dormant in the ground for over five years before finally 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

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Scoparia

Species

Scoparia dulcis