Bullwort
Ammi majus
Plantae
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- Annual
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Temperate grassland
- Range
- Mediterranean Basin
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Bullwort is a tall, herbaceous plant with white flower clusters that grow in dense, flat patches. It is native to the Nile River Valley, and can be found in Southern Europe, North Africa, and West and Central Asia.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Ammi
- Species
- Ammi majus