Pilonomroot
| Pilonomroot | ||
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| (Colloura eris) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | TheBigDeepCheatsy Other | |
| Week/Generation | 26/160 | |
| Habitat | Maineiac Polar Beach, Maineiac Temperate Beach, Maineiac Salt Marsh | |
| Size | 75 cm Wide | |
| Primary Mobility | Sessile | |
| Support | Unknown | |
| Diet | Photosynthesis, Insectivore (Sapworms, Dartirs) | |
| Respiration | Passive (Stomata) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual: Flowers and Airborne Seeds | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Phoenophyta (info) Rhagioanthia Phoenopoopsida Pilosotuberales Tubernullaceae Colloura Colloura eris | |
| Ancestor: | Descendants: |
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The pilonomroot split from its ancestor. Following its ancestor's ability to feed from decaying flora, the pilonomroot's "leaf-fur" has evolved to secrete a sticky glue that allows it to trap sapworms and dartirs that attempt to feed on it; the sticky glue also contains enzymes that allow it to digest the trapped worms and absorb their nutrients. The pilonoroot's floating fruits have been replaced by the pilonomroot's clusters of seeds that can be carried by the wind, which take less energy to produce than said fruits and more of its sprouts are likely to survive than its ancestor's. Much like with all of the pilonomroot's ancestors' fruits, its seeds carry a distinct flavor; in this case, the pilonomroot's seeds taste like a cross between Earth's sunflower and anise seeds. The pilonomroot has evolved tiny blue flowers that attract tiny xenobees to pollinate them; occasionally, a xenobee may end up being consumed by the pilonomroot, but this sort of thing is rare, so xenobees do not make up a major part of the pilonomroot's diet.
Other than these changes, it is much like its ancestor.