Polar Spade-Leaf

The polar spade-leaf replaced its ancestor the temperate spade-leaf. Its ancestor had lasted through many disasters but once the globe went into an ice age it had to adapt. However it did not have to adapt too much, it already has anti-freeze sap and a large bulb that can survive for long periods of time if it gets covered in snow. Its main success was its small pink fruit that fauna throughout the ages would consume and spread. It too had these adaptions but at half the scale. Being in the tundra it got less nutrients and thus could only grow to half its ancestor size. Its leaves are now darker to absorb more light and help it thaw faster in the sun. It can also close up its leaves around its stem. Small pollinators will seek refuge inside this from snow storms and thus spread its pollen to other polar spade-leafs in the process or even eat their fruit.