Kosemen Bubbleweed
| Kosemen Bubbleweed | ||
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| (Intrarthra adamafolia) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Bufforpington Other | |
| Week/Generation | 27/167 | |
| Habitat | Blocks Subpolar River, Kosemen Subpolar River, Blocks Subpolar Salt Lake, Blocks Bog, Blocks Salt Palus | |
| Size | 1.5 meters tall | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Cell Wall (Cellulose), Flotation Bubbles (Hydrogen) | |
| Diet | Photosynthesis | |
| Respiration | Unknown | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Asexual, Hydrogen Filled Seed Bubbles | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Subfamily Genus Species | Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Phoenophyta (info) Physallophyta (info) Physallothallopsida Aquasphericales Aquasphericaceae Aquasphericoideae Intrarthra Intrarthra adamafolia | |
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The Kosemen bubbleweed resulted from a population of marine bubbleweed invading into Kosemen's waterways. They acclimated well to the salt bog, salt lake, and the salty lower reaches of Kosman River. However, that errant population eventually developed the ability to tolerate freshwater and invaded further upstream, only to be stopped at the shallow, fast-flowing waters of the montane rivers.
Kosemen bubbleweeds are taller than their ancestor, using that height to rise above the Blocks blooblblega that they form mixed beds with. They have fewer segments than their ancestor, with only the leaf-bearing segments remaining. The leaves developed are now diamond-shaped, marginally increasing surface area.
The Kosemen bubbleweed will gather nutrients over the year and store it until the summer. Then, it will sequester additional nutrients into its leaf veins to entice Kosemen bubblepedes into prioritizing them, often causing the now mature seed bubbles to snap off and float up and out of the water. Kosemen bubbleweed bubbles contribute to low-flying aeroplankton around the waterways of Kosemen, and will continue to drift in the wind until losing enough gas and falling back down. If a seed bubble lands in sufficiently slow flowing and deep water, it will germinate into a new plant. Kosemen Bubbleweeds are known to pop up in small ponds throughout Kosemen. After the leaves are eaten off, new ones will take their place. These new leaves will be nutrient-poor and won't reach high levels until the next summer. Kosemen bubbleweeds take 1–2 years to mature and have a lifespan of 5–10 years.