Cave Pear

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Cave Pear
(Bullaopuntia cavernaperam)
Artwork of Cave Pear
Species is extinct.
17/115, cave-in
Creator Giant Blue Anteater Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Physallophyta
Igniferopsida
Physallophytales
Aridasphaeracea
Bullaopuntiaceae
Bullaopuntia
Bullaopuntia cavernaperam
Week/Generation 15/97
Habitat Rabid Sandstone Caves
Size 2 m Tall
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata, Lenticels)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Asexual, spore-filled "fruits"
Descendant of Ancestor of


The cave pear evolved when desert notooths defecated in the Rabid Sandstone Cave for many years. Some bubble pear spores survived where there was sunlight in the cave. This attracted more desert notooths. They favored the more vividly-colored fruits, and thus gave birth to a new species, the cave pear.

The spores are packed into the hollow fruits in the form of a sweet, powdery substance. Not all of the spores will make it through digestion though.

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)
  • Madamedusa Vine (phylum Physallophyta)