Lurcup

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Lurcup
(Gigantotulipa perticanius)
Artwork of Lurcup
Species is extant.
Creator Jlind11 Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
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Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Nautophyta
Chorophylla
Auloanthales
Auloanthaceae
Gigantotulipoideae
Gigantotulipa
Gigantotulipa perticanius
Week/Generation 24/151
Habitat Slarti Temperate River, Slatri Salt Marsh, Slarti Temperate Riparian, Drake Chaparral, Drake High Grassland, Drake Plains
Size 3 m Tall
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata, Aerial Roots)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Hermaphrodite, Nectar, Pollen, Seeds
Descendant of Ancestor of

The lurcup split from its ancestor. Its leaves grow into a thick cup around its nectar stalk. These thick leaves have the ability to store and expel water, allowing it to survive in less water-saturated climes; this has allowed it to spread to the nearby chaparral and grasslands. Its roots are squatter and the stem is thicker, in order to distribute weight better. This cup also helps prevent the moist nectar of its inner stem from dying out.

Individuals live for 30 years, taking 2 years to mature. Unlike their ancestor, who used their fans to advertise the presence of nectar to pollinators, they now produce puffs of colorful unfertilized spores to alert pollinators; the process of fertilization is the same as its ancestor.