Jim Stalk

The Dev stalk split from its ancestor the ministalk. Due to island gigantism, they have grown to be one meter tall. They survive in the tundra by growing very slowly and staying dormant when times are harsh. Due to their wider leaves they absorb more heat and thus melt some of the snow around them allow for them to gain energy even during the shortest days of the year. They reproduces in the same way as their ancestor. The spores can form thick orange clouds able to choke small animals like its ancestor before it, only, the Dev stalk is even larger and the spore clouds can choke bigger animals.

Their roots drink the melted ice and have a special anti-freeze solution in them that keeps ice crystals from forming inside them. It also has a special adaptation its spores can last for years frozen in the ice. When thawed they can start growing.