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Published: 2014-01-27 05:45:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1151; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 6
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These Odiflora (commonly called Tumtum Trees) utilize a strong trunk to keep their phycoerytrhin-filled branches above the competition of other phytoids. These branches grow out from the trunk in groups of four, a spiral growth pattern fanning them out to catch the maximum amount of sunlight. A few specialized branches grow at the base of the Tree, often under a layer of earth and Odinian biosnow, to anchor it against the powerful winds endured on the surface. Tumtum Trees are able to grow nearly 30 meters tall, and tower over most other Odiphyta.Related content
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I notice that there's an erased pic on the paper. Had one idea then thought of another?
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Yeah, I was going to include the cellular arrangement of the organism, like I had with the others, but then realized that it's basically the same as the fractaloforms' and so decided against it.
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Yeah i see what you mean. they do look alike.
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How does it get enough light with those sparse branches? And where does it get nutrients from?
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The surface of the entire plant is able to photosynthesize, and its cells have higher concentrations of chloroplast-equivalents than we have in plants from Earth. It pulls the molecules that it needs to construct nutrients directly from the air. This is how many photosynthetic bacteria on Earth function, but in such a large organism, it takes a very long time; these trees can take hundreds of years to grow to the height I mentioned above. Develop is very slow at first, but as the amount of surface area increases, the faster it is able to grow. They are able to take so long to mature because most animals don't eat this kind of Odiflora due to its tissue structure causing it to shatter/splinter rather than pulp/flatten.
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