fast plants

[Anita Cholewa]

To all plant junkies,
Does anyone know what flowering plant has the shortest lifespan?
I vaguely recall a professor of mine (many eons ago) saying
there was something in the Montana mountains that went from
seed to seed in less than 30 days.  Any ideas?
Anita

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