Quilbil

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Quilbil
(Echinorhagia anemone)
Main image of Quilbil
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorJeluki Other
Week/Generation19/129
HabitatEast Huggs River, West Huggs River, Slarti River, Irinya River, Flisch River, Bone River, BioCat River, Irinya Swamp, Slarti Swamp, Flisch Marsh, Huggs Marsh, Bone Swamp, BioCat Swamp, Huggs Tropical Rainforest, Flisch-Krakow Tropical Rainforest, Yokto Temperate Rainforest, Huggs Tropical Woodland, Flisch-Krakow Tropical Woodlands, Yokto Temperate Woodland, Huggs Scrub, Huggs Chaparral, Yokto Chaparral, Huggs-Yokto Savanna
Size80 cm Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata, Lenticels)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Berries, Seeds
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Rhagioanthia
Phoenopoopsida
Gecobales
Echinorhagaceae
Echinorhagia
Echinorhagia anemone
Ancestor:Descendants:

The quilbil replaced its ancestor, and has spread across most of the land on Glicker. Its success is largely due to the appearance of the migrating phlyer. During mating season, the migrating phlyer will use the quilbil and its berries as a food source. The hard seeds hidden within the grape-like berries will pass through the digestive track of the phlyer, thus dispersing them across the land. Another adaptation of the Quilbil that has helped with its success is its trunk. The trunk brings the berries within the reach of large animals. As opposed to its ancestors berries, which were hidden in a bed of needles. The trunk also stores water much like a cactus, and thus it fares better in the desert. The leaves have also gotten softer than its ancestor to make the plant more appealing to herbivores whom can help spread seeds. The berries are now very sweet, while the leaves are very bitter, to ensure that the quilbils leaves are not eaten.