Stats

Lifespan

200-500 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

This evergreen conifer grows in the mountain forests of Honshu and Kyushu. Its scale-like leaves grow in flat, fan-shaped sprays that turn a bronze hue in winter.

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

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Chamaecyparis

Species

Chamaecyparis pisifera