Sun Billy

The sun billy has split from it’s ancestor in the rockies and moved into the quiet Krakow River. To fight the competition both on land and on the river bed, the billy evolved to grow in the water with leaves breaking the surface of waters between 20 and 40 centimeters deep.

It’s leaves will still fold and follow the sun throughout the day and lay flat on the water’s surface at night, gathering as much light as possible. Their evolution has caused a decrease in the rooted swarmer, as the billy blocks out any light in the shallows. The billy’s roots have developed, forming large hooks that help secure the plant against strong currents.

Their breeding remains the same, except their seeds are designed to sink and have one pointed edge, which guides the spore to the river bottom and secures it in the mud. Seeds that land without water will not survive and those born near the rivers edge will send a shoot along the river floor until it reaches a suitable depth to send leaves upwards. Spores are only produced towards the colder end of the year, with the spore packed with enough energy to see the plant through to the warmer times when it will produce it’s leaves. Due to the lack of herbivores in the river, the sun billy has spread throughout it’s range