Reflectabsorb

Splitting from it's ancestor, reflectabsorb has much larger, drooping leaves that cling to the sides of the stem, conducting photosynthesis. These leaves continually grow from the top, gradually replacing those below, which fall off and decay, feeding the roots and thus allowing nutrients to be reabsorbed. The main stem no longer conducts photosynthesis, but is instead much more reflective then it's ancestor, reflecting light that goes through the still-semitransparent leaves, giving it a second chance to be absorbed. Due to it's ancestor's fertilizing of the topsoil, reflectabsorb no longer needs to fix nitrogen itself, and has lost the ability. Instead, it has numerous shallow roots that take in nutrients from the rich soil, feeding it's larger size. However, it often depletes the soil nearby, and when it begins to run out of nutrients it produces small specialized leaves that are easily blown off, allowing them to sprout at a new location. A second method of reproduction has also developed, favored in dense areas, when roots of two individuals contact each other, they will mix and exchange DNA and produce a seed-like structure that remains dormant until it detects greater nitrogen in the surroundings, at which point it sprouts into a new individual.