Ice Crystal

The Ice Crystal split from the honeycomb crystal. Even though its only half the size of its ancestor it is still very large! It has rounded out to support the weight of snow. It works like an igloo. Inside it is warmer than the outside. During the winter it will stay dormant, but then the snow melts off it will expose the photosynthetic outer shell. The outside has an antifreeze-like chemical that keeps the cells from freezing during the cold winter. However the inside animal cells don't have this and are only kept warm from the trapped air inside the honey combs. The roots are shallow due to the frozen soil. Sometimes they get blown away from the high winds and will get pushed to new areas. Thus it can spread that way or via spores in the summer.