Umbrella Plyent

The umbrella plyent split from its ancestor and lives in Drake's temperate and mountainous scrublands. Its four branches have fused together into an umbrella-like structure. Because if this, its photosynthetic capabilities have doubled. However, because all of the branches are fused together, it can no longer track the sun's movements, making it less efficient in the morning and evening. However, this is made up by the large amount of sunlight it collects during the middle of the day. When anything touches the umbrella for a prolonged amount of time, the umbrella will snap shut; as if it closed. Herbivores eating the leaves will provoke the same response. This sort of behavior is derived from its ancestor's sun-tracking ability and is meant to keep too much snow from accumulating on its leaves during the winter. However, this behavior has also proved effective against small creatures sitting on top of the plyent, which would block out the sun's rays. Snapping the umbrella shut will cause the small creature that managed to crawl on top of the umbrella to fall off.