Hiberfrondo

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Taxonomy
Ancestors and Descendants
Ancestor: Siccofrondo
Descendants: Azuarrow Waterfrondo

Creator: Bufforpington

Habitat: The polar beaches of North Gemstar

Size: 60 cm Tall

Diet: Photosynthesis, Detritivore

Reproduction: Sexual, Lightweight spores released into the air

The hiberfrondo split from its ancestor and has moved into the inhospitable polar beaches of Northern Gemstar. It was forced to adapt rather drastically due to the harsh environment. It's bulb has grown much larger, and its tuber-bearing tentacles are now fully buried underground. Multiple root-like structures extend from the primary bulb. These roots absorb nutrients from small pieces of detritus. Instead of housing symbiotic photosynthetic bacteria, the hiberfrondo houses an incredibly hardy species of polar orange algae that is a distant cousin of the long-extinct noralgae. These algae are housed in transparent pane-like structures found in the fronds. The excess nutrients produced by the algae are absorbed by the hiberfrondo, with most of the nutrients being stored in the bulb and tubers. The adaptation that gives this species its name is its ability to hibernate. During the long, cold, and dark winters, the hiberfrondo will pull its fronds in this mouth. In order to achieve this, the struts have become far more flexible, allowing for it to move its fronds into its mouth. as soon as its surroundings warm up, it will remove its tentacles from its mouth and return to photosynthesizing.