Quadristirpis aurantiacofolium
Quadristirpis aurantiacofolium is a treelike polyph that is found growing in the warmest and northernmost climates of Zone N. Individuals of this species grow up to thirty-five centimeters (35cm) in height and prioritize height over width for catching sunlight to convert into energy. A hard layer of bark helps to protect the polyph from the cold. It happens to use higher-than-usual orange pigments for catching sunlight energy but still uses green pigments and is able to sustain pigments in colder climates.
Quadristirpis aurantiacofolium will always grow from roots that come from seeds. The roots will spread out evenly in four directions using energy in a seed pod as an energy boost before growing upwards in four identical stems that are around ten centimeters (10cm) away from eachother. This allows the stems to catch a greater net of sunlight together than with only one stem and they are able to exchange nutrients through their root networks to ensure that all stems remain fed and healthy. Additional roots that grow from those original roots throughout development are able to collect water from the ground to hydrate the polyphs.
Quadristirpis aurantiacofolium grows branch complexs which grow skinny, narrow leaves on the sides of them which do not require much moisture and are able to be sustained by the polyph without having to be shed off. At the endings of the branches are seed pods, which support four seeds, although only one of the seeds is viable enough to grow on average, and only seeds that are dispersed far enough from eachother will grow, so many seed pods are produced. The seed pods grow in summer and are shed in the autumn and act dormant in the winter. In the spring when the climate begins to warm up, the seeds that are viable will germinate and grow underneath the ground and spread out their roots into the four stems.
