Waxy Taxonomoss

Waxy Taxonomoss
Creator	OviraptorFan
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Waxy Taxonomoss
Zones	L
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Humilipropogandos
Species	Humilipropogandos incolamontis
Evolution
Date	September 5th, 2020
Ancestor	Seed Moss
Descendants	No results

When Humilipropogandos protosporia entered the mountains of North Etelama, the colder temperatures and drier air posed challenges. As they adapted to the environment they speciated.

2 centimeters tall

The Waxy Taxonomoss (Humilipropogandos incolamontis) carpets the mountains' surface in vast colonial mats. The more hostile conditions of the mountains led to Waxy Taxonomoss developing a waxy coating made out of a hydroxy fatty acid, which is produced by the outermost layer of the polyphs. This protective covering both insulates from the cold and protects from losing water loss. The roots have become much longer, growing to over 4 centimeters deep to both provide a stable anchor in less stable soils and to increase nutrient uptake area due to the lower nutrient content of the soil. To deal with the lower pressure air, the Waxy Taxonomoss have a slowed metabolism tto use less energy which also helps deal with the less abundant amounts of nutrients present in the mountain soil.

Much like the Seed Moss, the Waxy Taxonomoss can rely both on fragmentation and the spread of "seed-like roots" that detach and get carried by the wind to land somewhere else on the mountain range. This adaptation inherited from their ancestor allows them to cover vast distances across areas that may be unfavorable for their growth. Their adaptations to living in the mountains such as their slower paced metabolisms results in them taking longer to grow than their ancestors.