Hanging Blushtree

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Hanging Blushtree
(Rubescipomum hangigo)
Main image of Hanging Blushtree
Species is extinct.
22/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorBioCat Other
Week/Generation21/138
HabitatTerra Marsh, Dixon Temperate Rainforest, Dixon Temperate Woodland, Wright Marsh
Size1 m Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual (Fruit with Seeds), Asexual (Detaching Roots)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Rhagioanthia
Phoenopoopsida
Phoenopoales
Rubescipomaceae
Rubescipomum
Rubescipomum hangigo
Ancestor:Descendants:

The hanging blushtree split from its ancestor, the blushfruit and spread throughout the Dixon forests. It has a very deep system of roots the dig in quite well and protects it from falling down and supports it with constant water and nutrients. It has evolved a second shrub of leaves near its fruits down shade down on nearby flora isolating the tree itself for close competition. Like its ancestor it will only grow its fruits 3 times a year, in the beginning of the fall, in the beginning of the spring, and at the beginning of the summer. Its fruit have a very sweet taste and attract many different herbivores. They fall on the floor near the tree and contain seeds that are spread by the animals that feed on them. The hanging blushtree can still reproduce asexually using detaching roots but this rarely happens, mainly after natural disasters or over feeding that leaves wounded trees behind. One can tell the age of an individual by the length of the roots as these keep growing until it dies.

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)
  • Crevice Tuff (order Phoenopoales)
  • Cartainpalm (class Phoenopoopsida)