Puffkin Tree

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Puffkin Tree
(Musacucurbita rivergoardpuffus)
Main image of Puffkin Tree
Species is extinct.
15/101, gamma ray burst
Information
CreatorTheBigDeepCheatsy Other
Week/Generation13/86
HabitatHuggs Marsh, Huggs River
Size2.38 m Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual (fruits and puffy spores, Seeds), Asexual (absorption from roots)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Rhagioanthia
Phoenocarpopsida
Phoenocarpales
Emetocarpaceae
Musacucurbita
Musacucurbita rivergoardpuffus
Ancestor:Descendants:

When some of the puffkin shrubs grew in the Huggs Marsh and Huggs River, they immediately had to adapt to their environment; one important adaptation it went through is that it became taller, due to the increased water and other nutrients in the soil. Another change is that it has bigger leaves, which help them gain more sunlight. They have also evolved more fruit than their ancestor. This helps attract more creatures to them.


The puffkin tree still reproduces the same way its ancestor did; it has many seeds inside which have hard shells with a bitter layer. When the creature eat the tasty fruit it will ingest the seeds. The seeds will secrete the bitter chemicals later in the day and give them indigestion, thus having them vomit out some of the seeds in a new spot, which then immediately begin to grow. However, creatures cannot resist the extremely sweet taste of the puffkin tree.

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)
  • Arid Puffgrass (order Phoenocarpales)