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{{Species
|name = Ashblades
|week = 27
|generation = 167
|creator = Nergali
|image = Ashblades.png
|ancestor = Sunleaf
|habitat = [[Fermi Steppe]], [[Fermi Plains]], [[Fermi Bush]], [[Fermi Temperate Volcanic]], [[Fermi Subpolar Volcanic]], [[Fermi Prairie]]
|size = 2.5 m Tall
|locomotion = Sessile
|diet = Photosynthesis
|thermoregulation = Ectothermic
|reproduction = Asexual, Airborne Cylindrical Spores
|genus=Spodiumafolium▼
|parent = Kurohanaceae
|species=pratum▼
▲|genus = Spodiumafolium
|meaning=ash-leaf grass▼
▲|species = pratum
▲|meaning = ash-leaf grass
}}
Over a geological timespan consisting of millions upon millions of years, the island continent of [[Fermi]] slowly drifted away from the cooler climes of the southern pole and steadily found itself within the temperate waters further north. As it did so, its shores gradually expanded, and the influx of both warmer weather and much needed rain caused a dramatic shift in the ecosystems of Fermi. Once dominated solely by vast deserts and tundras, the (relatively) young landmass now found itself awash with rolling plains, dense forests, and many other diverse ecosystems. While the deserts and tundras of old still exist, it was not long before their inhabitants began to spread out and find new niches to exploit and potentially dominate. The '''ashblades''' are one such example of this.
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Having split from their ancestors, this flora has slowly but steadily begun to take hold throughout the now much warmer interior of Fermi. Undergoing a milder case of island gigantism, this flora bears leaves that can tower up to nearly 3 meters in height, though many of them will only ever reach half this height or less, with the determining factor depending on the level of grazing they might experience in a given area. Members growing on the cooler steppes tend to be smaller than those growing in warmer regions, though all are fairly long lived, with some well-established individuals living for nearly 50 years.
With much competition to deal with, the ashblades play the long game when it comes to growth. Primarily relying on its now entirely buried bulb to store precious sugars and nutrients, this flora tends to grow slowly over its first several years of life, with leaves barely reaching even a foot in length as [[
This growth cycle allows the ashblades to find their niche within the grasslands of Fermi, though for the most part they are rather sporadically found throughout wherever they are established. But this is not always so. Should a brush fire burn through a region, the underground bulb of this flora is fairly well protected, allowing them to grow back quickly. The open, nutrient-rich terrain also allows new spores to establish themselves quicker, and can lead to huge swaths of ashblades dominating the landscape, though such bounty is often exploited by local herbivores until the status quo of flora is reestablished.
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