Sweet Red Spade

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Sweet Red Spade
(Glycospatha vividiorque)
Main image of Sweet Red Spade
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorClayren Other
Week/Generation26/164
HabitatBarlowe Temperate Rainforest, Barlowe Temperate Woodland, Barlowe Chaparral
Size50 cm wide
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportCell Wall (Cellulose)
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual (Seeds, Sticky Spores), Asexual Budding
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta (info)
Rhagioanthia
Phoenopoopsida
Phoenopoales
Glycospathaceae
Glycospatha
Glycospatha vividiorque
Ancestor:Descendants:

The Sweet Red Spade replaced its ancestor, the Clusterspades, on the continent of Barlowe. The Sweet Red Spade has sharp protrusions along its leaves which discourage herbivores. One leaf, however, is highly specialized. A long, central leaf is folded in upon itself and sports bright red, orange, and yellow colors. This coloration catches the eyes of Xenobees, which are also attracted to the nectar the central leaf produces. Xenobees will enter the fold at the center of the leaf to get at this nectar, at the same time encountering numerous sticky spores produced by the organism. As they travel from plant to plant Xenobees will carry these gametes and aid the Sweet Red Spade in reproduction.