Stats

Lifespan

30-50 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Western Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This shrub grows in the rocky mountain slopes of the Caucasus and Turkey. Its white flowers release a heavy scent that triggers a chemical defense to repel hungry beetles.

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

Cornales

Family

Hydrangeaceae

Genus

Philadelphus

Species

Philadelphus coronarius