Luroot

The luroot split from its ancestor. Its roots now grow completely underground allowing it to obtain nutrients from a greater area; the darker parts of the roots are more supple and absorbent while the lighter parts are tough and woody. Its leaves are succulent and curved to allow for water retention and a greater area for photosynthesis. Because of these adaptations it can grow in less fertile soils, spreading to almost all of Drake's western regions. Individuals live for 40 years, though even after death the roots will remain in the soil. Like its ancestor and cousins, it will only grow the wind-sensitive resonating strings on its fan's holes when its ready to annually reproduce in the colder months. At the same time, it produces sticky nectar for pollinators (mainly scooters) who have learned to associate the flora's "song" with a sweet meal; the nectar contains reproductive spores that will stick to said pollinators, who will transfer the spores to the next luroot. Once an individual has been "seeded", the resonating strings will degenerate and the individual will take 2 months to begin collecting enough energy to produce its airborne seeds. Once a seed has been produced and released it will drift around on the wind and either land in the water or on land to begin growing, taking one week to germinate and 2 years to mature, growing its roots to their full size by the time their leaves open.