Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical shrubland

Range

South America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Common

About

Bougainvilleas are thorny vines native to South America. They produce large colorful flowers with a unique pollination system involving hummingbirds.

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

Nyctaginaceae

Genus

Bougainvillea