Terraboseo

Terraboseo has evolved to survive in the driest of areas where life is possible at this point. They can survive here due to the extremely fast growth rates, lack of proper competition, and ability to enter cryptobiosis during droughts. Pictured, a stand of terrabosseo quickly absorbing as much water as they can after an rare night of rain in the dry lands of eastern equatorial Kub Shay, the sun is up and the wet ground is already drying. Terraboseo has three main subspecies that are slowly diverging from each other in major ways. The main group live around the dry regions of equatorial Kub Shay east of the central mountains. This group is mostly evolved to live in the wet tropics and have grown noticeably taller than their kin in other areas. Up to 1m. Another group of Terraboseo lives in the east of Kub shay, they dot the landscape of the tropics and the low lying areas of the savannahs. They grow ~50cm. Last is the newest of all the terraboseo subspecies, their seeds have been carried over the shallow sea by the currents and have started to evolve slowly from the red form into something new. They grow up to 60cm and have bigger stems with tougher skins to deal with the substantially longer dry periods on Yama.  [Creature design by Kipzilla]

Basic Information

Anatomy

Terraboseo is made up of 3 parts, the tuber the roots, and the leaves Tuber: The tuber is the storage compartment of the terraboseo, as it lives through the wet seasons it will use around 40% of its resources for growth and the other 60% for storage. In the tuber it stores liquids in the deepest parts, around the liquids it stores carbohydrates and around those there is a strong rigid skin that doesn't let any liquids evaporate from inside The stem: The stem is the connective part between the tuber and the plants' 6 leaves, which grow from the stem. Most of the stem will die off when dry seasons or droughts roll in, only the bottom most part will not fall off. After the dry season the plant will regrow the stem. The leaves: the leaves are long oval shaped and are semi rigid, they have a central "vein" running through it which splits off in smaller side capillaries. They are the primary producing part of the plants and are shaped in such a way that when water falls on them they will redirect it towards the tuber. The leaves will start to discolor when the plant goes into hibernation and will fall off after a while, to reduce transportation and conserve resources. The roots: The roots are the anchor of the plant, they grow from one central thick root that grows straight down, they gather water and nutrients from the ground and have to be submerged for 95% of the time or the plant will die off

Genetics and Reproduction

Terraboseo can reproduce asexually, it expands by vegetative propagation. It sends new shoots through the substrate which will then start to swell into a small tuber. Eventually when the tuber is large enough it will send up a new stem. Terraboseo can also reproduce via spore, this it makes on the point where the leaf and stem connect to each other. These will then get blown away by strong winds to around 10-15m, on the place it lands wit will grow a new tuber and set root, after which it will develop into a new plant.

Growth Rate & Stages

Terraboseo grows over the course of ~60 local days into a plant that can reproduce. They usually start growing after the first rains in the wet season and only stop when it has been dry for over two weeks, when this happens they will quickly lose their leaves and go into cryptobiosis.

Ecology and Habitats

Terraboseo can grow on every bit of land where there is at least a wet season of 4 months long and a groundwater table that's less than 15m deep..

Biological Cycle

Terraboseo stays active when the climate and weather is wet and goes into cryptobiosis when there has been no rainfall in two weeks, when this happens it will lose all its leaves and rest until new rain falls.

EXTINCT

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Boseo Magno

Scientific Name

Magnotuberus terraboseo

Origin/Ancestry

Retinalphyta

Lifespan

20 years 3-5 years are active in dry areas 10 in wetter areas

Average Height

60cm

Geographic Distribution

• Almaishah