Hand-Branch Fruitail

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Hand-Branch Fruitail
(Pomifericauda dexteratermes)
Artwork of Hand-Branch Fruitail
Species is extinct.
19/125, ice comet impact event
Creator BioCat Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Rhagioanthia
Phoenopoopsida
Phoenopoales
Typophyllaceae
Pomifericauda
Pomifericauda dexteratermes
Week/Generation 16/109
Habitat Huggs Temperate Forest, Huggs Taiga, Krakow Rocky
Size 2 m Tall
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual (Berries, Puffy Spores, Airborne Spores released from Nuts, Flowers), Asexual Budding


The hand-branch fruitail replaced its ancestor in the Huggs Temperate Forest and spread throughout the temperate and cold biomes to the south. It has grown twice the size of its ancestor. Also in order to live through the winter frost it has developed gigantic leaves that are covered with a waxy coating.

It evolved its ancestor's reproduction mechanism further. Instead of having a seasonally changing reproduction technique it has two main branches. The first branch grows hard nuts all year long that are packed with seeds which explode and spread and airborne spores. This branch is often shaped like a hand and given the tree part its name. The other branch is multi-purposed. In the spring and autumn it grows flowers that are pollinated by the flower ketter that followed it to its new biomes. In the winter and summer it grows fleshy fruits that fall to the ground, get eaten by local herbivores, and are spread by them after going through their digestive system.

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)
  • Sweet Red Spade (order Phoenopoales)
  • Pilonomroot (class Phoenopoopsida)