Quone

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Quone
(Strobilopremnas conifermimmus)
Main image of Quone
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation22/143
HabitatDarwin Tundra, Chum Polar River, Slarti Polar River
Size40 cm Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata, Lenticels)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionHermaphroditic, Nuts
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta (info)
Rhagioanthia
Phoenopoopsida
Gecobales
Strobilopremnaceae
Strobilopremnas
Strobilopremnas conifermimmus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The quone split from its ancestor, the quilbil. It has developed many hard leaves that are difficult for herbivores to digest.This allows it to be passed over by many herbivores. It no longer bears fruit but produces hard nuts. They grow in the same spot that its ancestor grew fruit (at the top of the trunk). Due to this new reproduction method they have also become hermaphroditic so they can reproduce with themselves if no others are around. Their trunks too have gotten thicker bark to help insulate them from the cold.