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Phyllostachys
Phyllostachys
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
60-120 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

Phyllostachys is a tall, hollow-stemmed grass that grows in dense groves across Asia. Its underground rhizomes expand by up to ninety centimeters in a single day during peak season.

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
Phyllostachys