Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

This spotted lily grows in the damp grasslands of southern Africa. Its white spathe traps small insects to prevent them from stealing its pollen.

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

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Zantedeschia

Species

Zantedeschia albomaculata