Stats

Lifespan: 25-50 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

Japanese spindle trees, also known as Japanese euonymus, are tall trees with long, thin trunks and dense, aromatic foliage. They have a unique reproductive system: the male flowers bloom in clusters, and the female flowers bloom on separate trees, forming a mutualistic relationship where the male flowers pollinate the female flowers.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species: Euonymus japonicus