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Vetiver
Vetiver
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical grassland
Range
South Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

Vetiver is a dense bunchgrass that grows in thick clumps across Indian plains. Its roots grow straight down to depths of four meters to anchor the plant in loose soil.

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
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chrysopogon
Species
Chrysopogon zizanioides