Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mountain forest

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This flowering plant grows in the shaded herb layer of mountain forests in China. Its white blossoms release a heavy perfume only after the sun sets to attract night-flying moths.

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

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Hosta

Species

Hosta plantaginea