Basic Info
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Name in local language
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Profile
Taxonomy -
A key part in reefs, this plant’s flowers absorb calcium carbonate from the water to give chalky petals that sink to the sediment, taking a part of the original stem with it. Once the flowers reach the sand, they harden completely and a new plant begins to grow from the new rocky fast on the sand
Preferred habitat: reefs/shallow
Preferred soil: sandy
Preferred temperature:warm
Average height: 5 metres
Average lifespan: 2 years
Reproduction rate: 1 seed per bud, up to 10 buds per plant
Method: Asexual
Time of bloom: summer-autumn, when the water is warmest
