Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Bulbs

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This bulbous plant grows in fields across East Asia and blooms after rainfall. Its petals remain dormant underground until heavy storms trigger a sudden emergence.

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

Asparagales

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Lycoris

Species

Lycoris radiata