Jesse's Stump
| Jesse's Stump | ||
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| (Crystallopopulus pertinatruncus) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Bufforpington Other | |
| Week/Generation | 27/168 | |
| Habitat | Drake Lowboreal | |
| Size | 20 Meters Tall, no colony width limit | |
| Primary Mobility | Sessile | |
| Support | Chitinous Trunk | |
| Diet | Photosynthesis | |
| Respiration | Passive (Stomata) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Asexual (Budding) | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Binucleozoa Crystallozoa (info) Cavacrystalita Coelocrystalla Caulocrystallales Caulocrystallaceae Crystallopopulus Crystallopopulus pertinatruncus | |
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The redplate pasakerd has proven to be a challenge for the trees of Drake Lowboreal. Trees are regularly cleared in their destructive feeding, opening the canopy. While many species languished under the pasakerd's new regime, one has taken advantage of the situation and has risen to dominate the lowboreal.
The Jesse's stump allopatrically evolved from the Pandocrystal in Drake Lowboreal, replacing its ancestor within its range. It is very similar to its ancestor, but with two major differences. One is its habit of producing adventitious shoots, which rise from the base of the tree. These shorter shoots often provide the redplate pasakerd with food it can reach, often resulting in the giant herbivore sparing the tree from being toppled. When the Jesse's stump is toppled, any remaining stump will put up new adventitious shoots that develop into new trunks. Often times, these wounded trees will grow to have multiple trunks instead of one. This is achieved by the colony routing nutrients to the site of the toppled tree, allowing it to regrow faster than what would be expected of any crystal flora.
Much like its ancestor, the Jesse's stump sheds its lower branches, leaving behind persistent leaf scars. Its leaves also lose their chlorophyll over the winter, but do not drop while the tree hibernates. This results in the trees turning red over the winter. In the spring, this chlorophyll returns, reverting the trees to their original, green color.