Stalk Rastum

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Stalk Rastum
(Onychoherbus vanusunguis)
Main image of Stalk Rastum
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorNergali Other
Week/Generation24/153
HabitatElerd Temperate Coast, Chum Tropical Bay, Soma Tropical Sea, Darkov Temperate Coast, Ramul Temperate Coast, King Tropical Coast, Clarke Temperate Coast
Size8 cm Wide
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive Diffusion
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Superkingdom
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Viridisagania
Chloroasterobiota
Chloroasterophyta (info)
Crescoasteropsida
Adhesifoliales
Onychoherbaceae
Onychoherbus
Onychoherbus vanusunguis
Ancestor:Descendants:

The stalk rastum split from its ancestor, taking on a dramatically new morphology coinciding with its evolution of a stalk-like root system. Like its distant ancestors the suction crastrum and kin, these floral organisms are capable of taking in and expelling water in order to 'move' somewhat, in this case utilizing it to open and close the 'petals' of its central 'flower', from which its spores are produced. The spines that ring it will protect this with the aid of a potent neurotoxin which ravages the nervous systems of most smaller organisms while causing extreme hallucinogenic reactions in larger ones. Further aided by the fact that stalkrastrum tend to grow in clusters, increasing the chance that an herbivore will be stung, few creatures will attempt to eat these flora, save for specialized members of the scuttlers and such.