Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical grassland

Range

Tropical Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Common

About

Quail Grass is a vibrant tropical herb that grows in dense clusters of soil. Its feathery plumes contain over ten thousand tiny seeds that sprout upon contact with rain.

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

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Celosia

Species

Celosia argentea