Burncumference

The burncumference split from its ancestors in Drake Tundra. Its adaptations have brought a new source of pressure for that ecosystem.

Like its leafed ancestors, they reflect light to burn away competition and fertilize the soil. However the old design was inefficient enough to prevent the destruction it suggested. One wonders if the reasons were the sensitivity of the lenses and the actual range of the light beams? Regardless, the new model has improved on the old designs. An upper translucent dome captures sunlight, while an inner prism-like set of reflector cells redirect the light through the ring of ventral lenses. Each ventral lense has a microscopic array of supporter cells that can slowly bend and twist the lense to maximize the intensity of the beam; signaling cells within the lense are programed to reduce lense adjustment when light hits them (a process fine tuned by the species evolution. With its ability to adjust lenses for maximum firepower, the burncumference was able to wipe away all flammable life in the tundra. Some species that may have survived the constant cutting down were killed off because they were unable to adapt with the sharp increase in soil temperature; the burncumference itself resolved this personal drawback by growing its roots straight down (away from the hot soil) and by venting excess heat through its roots, thus melting the permafrost, thus being able to grow deeper.

Individuals live for a year, reaching max height within the first week, and budding a few weeks before apoptosis begins. The lense complex grows faster than the rest of the body; the photosynthesizing core reaching maturity within the third week.