Stats

Lifespan: 30-50 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate shrubland
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Rare

About

The Manchu rose is a thorny shrub that grows across the rocky hills of East Asia. Its stems are covered in sharp, woody prickles that can grow up to two centimeters in length.

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: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species: Rosa xanthina