Stats

Lifespan

50-150 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean woodland

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This deciduous tree grows on the dry slopes of California and southern Oregon. It drops all its leaves in midsummer to survive the intense heat and lack of water.

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

Sapindales

Family

Sapindaceae

Genus

Aesculus

Species

Aesculus californica