Infinity Grass

Infinity Grass
Creator	Vexation
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Infinity Grass
Zones	E, G
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Hierba
Species	Hierba noncortexus
Evolution
Date	August 16th, 2019
Ancestor	Hierba megaradix
Descendants	No results

Derived from: Athanasios megaradix
zone: E
size: leaves can up to 1 1/3 feet long, roots up to 3 1/3 feet

By the time this was happening Athanasios megaradix was spreading throughout zone E. The trunk did not do a very good job containing water in the arid desert and was uneeded now that it has long roots. Because of this they lost the trait for a woody trunk entirely. They now grow straight out of the ground only contacting it through a small mass of herbaceous tissue. They adapted stiffer leaves to keep the plant upright and hold in water. The leaves have thicker outer tissue so they hold in water better. They have the same amount of tissue as chloodus did but consolidated it more in the outer layer so it is more tough and stiff. The middle of the leaf is now more porus and spongy. Noncortexus is now born.

Looks: The look very similar in leaf shape and root size, but has one massive difference. The small woody trunk megaradix had is now gone, only replaced by a very slim mass of herbacious tissue at the base of the plant for the leaves and roots to grow out of. It happend by having a smaller and smaller trunk that eventually rested with the ground and lost its "woodiness." The leaves are also slightly longer at 1 1/3 feet long. Because they lost their trunk they lost most of the leaf support. To combat this they developed a thicker outer tissue of the leaves to make it more stiff and thus still stay upright. The outer layer helps it keep water even better then its ansestor and can now grow in almost all parts but the extreme driest parts of the zone. The trunk of chloodus did very little in terms of water holding and the leaves and roots are better at helping in the hostile environment.
Eating: They are photosynthetic

Reproduction: There is only a few diferences between megaradix and noncortexus in terms of reproduction. Because they lost their woody trunk, the reproductive organs are closer to the ground. The reproductive organs being closer to the ground makes them grow closer together. Because they don't have as far to drop the seeds spread no more then 3 feet from the parent plant. They easily outcompete other polyphs. They do not outcompete each other because their roots grow mainly down instead of out thus they do not compete for many nutrients or water. This makes a living mass of noncortexus that no other plants roots can penetrate. Everything else is the same.

Defense: Because of the slightly tougher outer layer of their leaves, they are a bit tougher to chew then their ansestor and a creature would either have to work very hard or have special molars to chew it up. Also the deep roots keep it anchored and prevents predators from pulling it up.