Firesap Tree

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Firesap Tree
(Ignisyrupus pyrolyptus)
Main image of Firesap Tree
Species is extinct.
19/125, ice comet impact event
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation18/121
HabitatNuke Temperate Rainforest, Nuke Temperate Woodland
Size90 m Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata, Lenticels)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Flammable Nuts
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta (info)
Physallophyta (info)
Igniferopsida
Ignificiales
Pyronematodendraceae
Ignisyrupus
Ignisyrupus pyrolyptus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The firesap tree replaced its ancestor, the firecracker tree. Its ancestor was so tall that it kept falling down so it has reduced its size. It still towers over most other flora but won't fall down as easily. Its branches now grow upwards towards the light. It has re-evolved its thin leaves. Its sap is flammable and it will drip a lot of it during the summer. Once the wildfires come they will quickly travel up the fireproof trunk and reach the flammable nuts. Like its ancestor it has flammable nuts who only open when burned. It will loose its leaves too during this time and will not regrow them until the spring. It goes dormant in the winter when it snows. Its thick armored trunk not only helps keep it protected against fires but structurally supports it so it can grow tall.

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