Stats

Lifespan: 10-20 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Subtropical shrubland
Range: South America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

This cheerful shrub is famous for its bright violet flowers with sunny yellow centers that look like tiny stars. While it is a close relative of the potato, it prefers to grow beautiful blossoms that attract hungry butterflies all summer long.

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: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycianthes
Species: Lycianthes rantonnetii