Sum-Humgrove

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Sum-Humgrove
(Auloanthe crasspulpitum)
Artwork of Sum-Humgrove
Species is extant.
Creator Jlind11 Other
Taxonomy
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Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Nautophyta
Chorophylla
Auloanthales
Auloanthaceae
Auloanthoideae
Auloanthe
Auloanthe crasspulpitum
Week/Generation 24/150
Habitat Darkov Temperate Coast, Darkov Temperate Beach, Yokto Salt Marsh, Yokto Temperate River, Slarti Salt Marsh, Slarti Temperate River, Ramul Temperate Coast, Ramul Temperate Beach, Slarti Temperate Riparian, Yokto Temperate Riparian
Size 2 m Tall
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Hermaphrodite, Nectar, Wind Spread Seeds

The sum-humgrove split from its ancestor in Drake and spread to all Temperate water regions of the continent. Because of its lifestyle, it is generally not in competition with its cousin the harp-hum.

The sum-grove's primary adaptation is becoming amphibious; though it thrives in water, it can survive out of it, thus allowing it to spread to beach biomes. Its roots have become thicker to support its weight and muscle-out competing flora, doubling its max height also for this same purpose. Its leaves have become sturdier since they are now usually not supported by water any more, as well as giving potential pollinators a place to rest. The resonating holes on their fans have changed shape, allowing listeners to distinguish between this specie's frequency and others of the Humm family; the fans themselves are lobed to increase surface area, their surface containing cappillary-like passages which direct currents towards the resonating holes.

Individuals live for 30 years, with their reproductive system having not changed much from their ancestor. Like its ancestor and cousins, it will only grow the wind-senesitive resonating strings on its fan's holes when its ready to annually reproduce in the colder months. At the same time, it produces sticky nectar for pollinators (mainly scooters) who have learned to associate the flora's "song" with a sweet meal; the nectar contains reproductive spores that will stick to said pollinators, who will transfer the spores to the next sum-lurgrove. Once an individual has been "seeded", the resonating strings will degenerate and the individual will take 2 months to begin collecting enough energy to produce its airborne seeds. Once a seed has been produced and released it will drift around on the wind and either land in the water or on land to begin growing, taking one week to germinate and 2 years to mature, growing its roots to their full size by the time their leaves open.