Potallotus

The potallotus split from its ancestor, the yotwis, and spread to the margins Ovi Salt Bog, being also found close to the surface of water bodies. The potallotus is a bulky shrub, holding a lot of produced sugars and absorbed salts in order to protect from the wintry environment and prevent to be eaten by herbivores. Its size was reduced, being almost entirely covered by snow during the harsh winters. During these periods only the leaves remain exposed, being able to roll in the absence of light to prevent injuries from the frost. Each bud can grow only one three-lobed leaf at once; these leaves can detach from the main body when fully grown or if the bud is damaged. Potalloti placed on the river bed release new buds more often, as result of growing in more nurtured and protected environment than the bog lands. In sunny periods and after the winter the waters of the bog get covered by a yellow patch of leaves; some of them may grow while floating and sink to the bottom, while many will be washed out to land and grow there. A three-lobed leaf can produce a new shrub even when only one of the lobes remains linked to the germinative bud, the small pink region where before was linked to the main body, generating a new shrub around it.