Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Central and South America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

Crystal Anthurium is a rainforest plant that can grow up to 90 centimeters tall and wide, with dark green and velvety-textured, heart-shaped leaves featuring prominent white veining. Its inflorescence is a somewhat visually-undistinguished spathe with a pale green spadix, appearing throughout the year.

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

Anthurium

Species

Anthurium crystallinum