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Pomegranate
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 200 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arid shrubland
Range
Western Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Common

About

Pomegranate is a fruit-bearing, deciduous shrub that grows to between 1.5 and 5 meters tall. It originated in the region spanning the Caucasus and the Iranian plateau — including modern-day Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Punica
Species
Punica granatum