The '''rootvineberry''' split from its ancestor and doubled in size. The flora now grows, in a way, on its side. The "stalk" that its leaves grow out of is actually a specialized root that grows across the ground sending off shoots into the air and the dirt, the true stalk is leafless and used solely to support the berries. The berries are virtually the same as the ancestor floras, except they are now in stacks. Young leaves have a pigmented tissue that covers them as protection against the harsh sunlight during development, when fully grown the leaf will shed this covering and begin photosynthesis.
The '''rootvineberry''' split from its ancestor and doubled in size. The flora now grows, in a way, on its side. The "stalk" that its leaves grow out of is actually a specialized root that grows across the ground sending off shoots into the air and the dirt, the true stalk is leafless and used solely to support the berries. The berries are virtually the same as the ancestor floras, except they are now in stacks. Young leaves have a pigmented tissue that covers them as protection against the harsh sunlight during development, when fully grown the leaf will shed this covering and begin photosynthesis.
The rootvineberry split from its ancestor and doubled in size. The flora now grows, in a way, on its side. The "stalk" that its leaves grow out of is actually a specialized root that grows across the ground sending off shoots into the air and the dirt, the true stalk is leafless and used solely to support the berries. The berries are virtually the same as the ancestor floras, except they are now in stacks. Young leaves have a pigmented tissue that covers them as protection against the harsh sunlight during development, when fully grown the leaf will shed this covering and begin photosynthesis.
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