Silvergrass
| Silvergrass | ||
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| (Argentisolis gramen) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Hydromancerx Other | |
| Week/Generation | 27/167 | |
| Habitat | Central Wallace Tropical Scrub, Central Wallace Veldt, Wallace Plains | |
| Size | 80 cm Tall | |
| Primary Mobility | Sessile | |
| Support | Cellulose | |
| Diet | Photosynthesis | |
| Respiration | Unknown | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Hermaphroditic, Airborne Cylindrical Spores, Root Budding | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Melanophyta Melanoanthae Aurantilabiopsida Melanoheliales Kurohanaceae Argentisolis Argentisolis gramen | |
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The Silvergrass split from the sunstalk genus group. It can be found in the center of Wallace. They are quick growing in the wet season. They quickly soak up the moisture in the soil around them.Their large bulb roots store up energy for the dry season; so much so that they can even go dormant in the scorching summers. Bulbs can stay dormant for up to 2 years. The bulbs are starchy like Earth potatoes. They are an important food source for root-eating herbivores.
Their silver leaves are gray in color and have a waxy shine, which helps them retain moisture. While they can still produce airborne spores, they mainly reproduce though root budding. However they now reproduce sexually by means of emitting clouds of sexual spores into the air, which undergo fertilization mid-air.. Thus they synchronize their spore clouds to spring lunar cycles. The spore chamber is hidden in the center of the leaves, and the leaves' lighter shade of gray helps prevent overheating. Their stem has small thorns that deter small herbivores, but as long as the bulb is untouched it can usually grow back its stem and leaves. Even half-eaten roots can sometimes regrow. Their leaves, while not the most nutritious, are important to many grazing herbivores. Newly grown grass is prized by grazers due to its sweeter taste. When the leaves die they turn white and fall off the bulb. In the spring before the leaves grown back the central spore chamber can release its spores unobstructed.