Polar Hummroot

From Sagan 4 Alpha Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Polar Hummroot
(Litoricantrix velumagitere)
Artwork of Polar Hummroot
Species is extant.
Creator Jlind11 Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Nautophyta
Chorophylla
Sonorimalales
Sonorimalaceae
Litoricantrix
Litoricantrix velumagitere
Week/Generation 21/138
Habitat Wolfgang Temperate Coast, Oz Temperate Coast, Nergali Polar Coast
Size 1 m Tall
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Asexual, Airborne Spores
Descendant of Ancestor of

The polar hummroot split from its ancestor, moving into the beaches. It hasn't changed much from its ancestor, save for becoming shorter and stouter. Its main adaptation is a new "wind-sencing" system: it has a special joint at the base of its leaves and a sent of nerve endings along the rim of its sail. When the wind blows on the leaves, the nerves sense the motion and sent signals to the joint, which then turns the sail in the direction, the joint itself can turn the sail 180 degrees in either direction. This adaptation is useful because its "humming" organs only work when the wind is blowing into them, now it can deter herbivores much more effectively; it has gained another set of these humming organs to further this cause. An individual lives for about 4 years, they reach maturity in about a month, after 2 years it begins producing spores for reproduction.