Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Subtropical forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Critically Endangered

About

This rare shrub grows only in the misty mountain forests of Guangdong, China. Its crimson flowers bloom continuously throughout all four seasons of the year.

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: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Genus: Camellia
Species: Camellia azalea