The braided rustweed split from its ancestor. A strange mutation has caused the leaves to wrap around themselves into a braid as it grows. This gives it greater support, and allows it to grow closer to the shore. Its reproductive system has slightly changed, when the roots of 2 braided rustweeds touch, genetic material is exchanged. The plant then grows tiny spore on its leaves, and the spores detach and float off and settle in the sand to grow.
Living Relatives (click to show/hide)
These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
