Monofolium monsabiete

Monofolium latabrachios populations faced intraspecific space competition. Some populations were pushed into the mountains, where competition was scarcer. Living in the mountains required new adaptations to survive. The ancestors of Monofolium monsabiete adapted to the new environment.

15 cm tall, 15 cm between leaves
Originated in Zone L (mountains)

M. monsabiete's roots grow around 15 cm deep and branch more often. This provides a larger surface areas to absorb nutrients and providing a more stable base, good adaptations to surviving in relatively loose substrate with fewer nutrients. Their large size compared to Humilipropogandos incolamontis, which is only 2 cm tall, means there is little light competition. Their height means they're more vulnerable to cold causing them to evolve thinner leaves which require less heat than wide leaves. The development of a waxy coating made out of a hydroxy fatty acid produced by the leaves provides further protection. M. monsabiete a slower growth rate to preserve energy causing the leaves to fully grow in 4 to 5, large roots spread horizontal with new stems growing every 15 cm.

If conditions are unfavorable the root will not grow a stem and the rate at which the roots grow slows down, almost stopping. The leaf and stem grow at an angle to increase the amount of light that hits the leaf. When one of the stems is sick, or injured, the root systems of M. monsabiete are able to provide nutrients and water to the stem in need.

This polyph reproduces by fragmentation, usually when the root systems are severed or damaged which results in the two pieces acting like two separate organisms. During autumn and winter, the stems and leaves of the species will die and drop onto the ground while the roots go into lowered activity. Nutrients are then stored in the root systems to last the winter, while the leaves fertilize the ground as they decompose which provides nutrients for new growth in the spring