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Uniquely, chocoferns grow from the base, rather than the tips. Therefore, the leaves on the extremities are older than the leaves closer to the base. This growth pattern means the older, heavier "branches" droop to the ground.

[[Xenobees]] pollinate its flowers. The xenobee species most closely associated with chocoferns, Xenoapis choceater, can't see color, and is instead guided by the flowers by the flowers' sweet marshmallow-like smell.

[[Xenobees]] pollinate its flowers. The xenobee species most closely associated with chocoferns, ''Xenoapis choceater'', can't see color, and is instead guided by the flowers by the flowers' sweet marshmallow-like smell.

As one can tell by the bite marks on two of the leaves, chocoferns are popular among [[Stubhead Bounder|stubhead bounder]]s. (Though, despite the name, the leaves don't taste like chocolate.) [[Fly Ridgehorn]]s eat the chocofern's small, fragrant, plum-shaped fruit, depositing the seeds in their waste. (which, as typical in plents, in ejected from the mouth in the manner of an owl pellet.) The seeds are small, red, and bitter, glowing slightly by means of fluorescence. The red color and glow are aposematic, meaning they warn potential herbivores that it tastes bad.

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 Uniquely, chocoferns grow from the base, rather than the tips. Therefore, the leaves on the extremities are older than the leaves closer to the base. This growth pattern means the older, heavier "branches" droop to the ground.
-[[Xenobees]] pollinate its flowers. The xenobee species most closely associated with chocoferns, Xenoapis choceater, can't see color, and is instead guided by the flowers by the flowers' sweet marshmallow-like smell.
+[[Xenobees]] pollinate its flowers. The xenobee species most closely associated with chocoferns, ''Xenoapis choceater'', can't see color, and is instead guided by the flowers by the flowers' sweet marshmallow-like smell.
 As one can tell by the bite marks on two of the leaves, chocoferns are popular among [[Stubhead Bounder|stubhead bounder]]s. (Though, despite the name, the leaves don't taste like chocolate.) [[Fly Ridgehorn]]s eat the chocofern's small, fragrant, plum-shaped fruit, depositing the seeds in their waste. (which, as typical in plents, in ejected from the mouth in the manner of an owl pellet.) The seeds are small, red, and bitter, glowing slightly by means of fluorescence. The red color and glow are aposematic, meaning they warn potential herbivores that it tastes bad.

Chocofern: Difference between revisions

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