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|creator = OviraptorFan
|image = Lesser Steppespire.png
|ancestor = Branching Bonespire
|habitat = Fermi Plains, Fermi Steppe, Fermi Subpolar Volcanic, Fermi Prairie, Fermi Bush, Fermi Temperate Volcanic
|size = 5 m Tall
|support = Cell Wall (Cellulose)
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|thermoregulation = Ectotherm
|reproduction = Sexual, Nuts containing many small, hardy seeds
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|genus = Ramocastillum
|species = ossavirgultum
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While the niches of smaller flora were starting to be filled inland by various colonists, the niches of trees were still quite vacant. This would result in some [[Branching Bonespire]]s colonizing the inland areas, splitting off and becoming a unique taxon of their own right. Known as the '''Lesser Steppespire''', this new species shares many anatomical features with its ancestor, like their many branches ending in a set of leaves. Having originally evolved in their ancestor as a genetic mutation, this adaptation is still beneficial as it increases the overall surface area for photosynthesis. One major difference is that the Lesser Steppespire has shrunk to half the size of its ancestors, which is still big enough that it grows taller than any other flora in the area but also requires less energy to maintain and shortening the amount of time it takes for them to reach full size.
The thick trunk is still present, though the lack of any large herbivores in the area when the Lesser Steppespire evolved meant it was mostly for retaining moisture (which is useful in their range as the habitats often get arid at times). The extremely tiny spines that cover the trunk are still present, mainly adapted to deter [[
The Lesser Steppespire still possesses large petals at the very top that open up only at night, releasing a strong odor to attract the [[Inland Nectarworm]]. The pollen-stalks are still lined by motion-sensitive trigger-hairs, which will cause the petals to close up if an Inland Nectarworm lands on them. As the suctoradioid struggles to get out, it gets covered in a coat of pollen, so that when the petals open up on the next night the Inland Nectarworm can fly out and get itself trapped within the petals of a Lesser Steppespire and fertilize it. The flowers now only bloom at the start of spring and for only a couple weeks, as this is the time when the Inland Nectarworms become fully mature.
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