Saltreed
The Saltreed (Porgatalus salbaca), a descendant of P. anemosporus, is a reed-like polyph that grows on the small flood-prone islands of Zone O and coastal environments on the main island such as estuaries. Due to flooding, they had to adapt to survive saltwater floods. They have thick, spongy roots to store air during flooding, and floating seed pods with exposed roots to quickly take root. These pods contain about 5 seeds. Instead of wind distribution, these seeds are buoyant, and let the floodwaters take them. They also have a special type of infertile seed pod used to store salt, which falls off of the plant when full. These “fruit” are much more saline than the rest of the polyph, so saline that they are toxic to an average muscal, and require a level of salt tolerance to eat. They can grow up to 4 feet tall because of the constant replenishment of nutrients due to flooding, and they mature in about 5-8 months. They can grow an average of 20 leaves.