Bloodroot Airbulb

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Bloodroot Airbulb
(Hemocauloxanthus rudhira)
Artwork of Bloodroot Airbulb
Species is extinct.
22/?, unknown cause
Creator Nergali Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Croceophyta
Maciophyta
Aerocaula
Euaerocaula
Aerovesicales
Spinoxanthaceae
Hemocauloxanthus
Hemocauloxanthus rudhira
Week/Generation 22/142
Habitat West Mason Polar Scrub, East Mason Polar Scrub, North Mason Taiga, South Mason Taiga
Size 1 cm Tall
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Asexual, Spores


The bloodroot airbulb has split from its ancestor and has spread throughout Mason. Extremely hardy and requiring very little light to thrive, it has become a dominant flora throughout the landscape. Named after the reddish tinge of its roots, this is due to the buildup of a pigment similar in function to alizarin. Once they reach full maturity, their bulbs begin to "inflate" before finally bursting in a cloud of spores which are carried off by the wind, after which a new bulb begins to regrow within two weeks, repeating the process. The spores will eventually grow quickly into an adult flora should they find a suitable spot with adequate soil and lighting conditions. Should they be successful, they will grow into a mature plant within a week. This rapid growth is followed by a very visible slowing down, allowing the flora to live for several seasons. They naturally produce enzymes that in their stem that inhibit the cellular membranes of cancerous cells, eventually causing them to shutdown and slowly die off, allowing healthy cells to replace them.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)

None found. Note that this does not necessarily mean it has no living relatives at all, but that, assuming all taxonomy is filled in, its entire phylum is extinct; any relatives it does have likely do not resemble it.