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|week = 24
|generation = 154
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|image = Colony_Stalks.png
|ancestor = Sunstalks
|size = Defence Phytids 85 cm Tall, Synthetic Phytids 1 m Wide, Storage Phytids 20 cm Tall, Spore Phytids 1 m Tall
|habitat = Fermi Rocky, Fermi High Desert, Fermi Tundra, Fermi Polar Beach
|locomotion = Sessile
|diet = Photosynthesis
|thermoregulation=Ectotherm
|reproduction= Asexual, Stoloniferous Budding and Airborne Cylindrical Spores
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|genus = Eusociolphyte
|species = fermii
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At first glance appearing to be four different species the '''colony stalks''' are actually a eusocial [[Sunstalks|sunstalk]] descendant. The general layout of a mature colony has an outer ring of defensive phytids with a ring of spore producing phytids slightly further in and a central core of photosynthetic and storage phytids. Although only the spore phytids produce airborne spores which can grow into a new colony all members are capable of reproducing by sending out sideways roots which can grow into new individuals.
The defence phytids (1) spew forth an irritating dust made of sharp edged protein particles which are a modified version of the ancestral spores. because only the protein coat is produced and not the spore itself the volume of dust produced is much higher. This dust doesn't travel far on the wind and is simply a deterrent to herbivores.
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Because any one phytid can produce all the rest, and all casts are capable of surviving on their own, colonies can survive truly spectacular disasters that would otherwise wipe them out.
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