Stats

Lifespan

100+ years

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Desert scrub

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Texas Mountain Laurel is a shrub native to the Southwestern United States and Mexico. It is the only plant in the world that produces two different types of seeds, one of which is edible.

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

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Dermatophyllum

Species

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum