Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Eurasia and North Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This wiry plant grows in dry, open fields across Europe and temperate regions. Its deep taproot can reach depths of two meters to scavenge water during long droughts.

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

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Chondrilla

Species

Chondrilla juncea