Stats

Lifespan

30-100 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Northern Hemisphere

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This deciduous tree grows in temperate forests and wild mountain meadows. Its seeds contain trace amounts of cyanide to deter animals from chewing the core.

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

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Malus