Jim Stalk

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Jim Stalk
(Jacomifloris mnidus)
Main image of Jim Stalk
Species is extinct.
21/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorMnidjm Other
Week/Generation20/130
HabitatJim Tundra Island
Size1 m Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Airborne Cylindrical Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Melanophyta
Melanoanthae
Aurantilabiopsida
Melanostipales
Melanostipaceae
Jacomifloris
Jacomifloris mnidus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The Jim stalk split from its ancestor, the ministalk. Due to island gigantism, they have grown to be one meter tall. They survive in the tundra by growing very slowly and staying dormant when times are harsh. Due to their wider leaves they absorb more heat and thus melt some of the snow around them allow for them to gain energy even during the shortest days of the year. They reproduces in the same way as their ancestor. The spores can form thick orange clouds able to choke small animals like its ancestor before it, only, the Jim stalk is even larger and the spore clouds can choke bigger animals.

Their roots drink the melted ice and have a special anti-freeze solution in them that keeps ice crystals from forming inside them. It also has a special adaptation its spores can last for years frozen in the ice. When thawed they can start growing.

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)
  • Glacialdrak (order Melanostipales)
  • Crestagreeus (class Aurantilabiopsida)