Grapefruit
Grapefruit
Citrus × aurantium aurantium
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
30-50 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical forest
Range
Caribbean
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

Grapefruit, a citrus fruit, is native to the Americas. It's a type of tree that can grow up to 40 feet tall.

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
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus