Spirepipe Forest
Creator: Coolsteph, The BigDeepCheatsy, Kopout

At time of evolution, Bonespire, Branching Bonespire, and Piperoot Colonystalks are keystone species to this environment. Piperoot Colonystalks pipe in water and desalinate it.

The Spirepipe Forest landmark connects many of the oases of the upper latitudes of Fermi Desert. The forest stretches from roughly [LATITUDE to LATITUDE], although it is not an even band, becoming more broken in the interior, with sparser trees. In much of its range, it’s more of a shrubland, but issstill distinguishable from Fermi Desert as a whole by a higher density of Bonespires and Pipe Colonyroots. The Bonespires’ roots can stretch farther than they look, so they still exert an influence in low-density areas. (CHECK) The environment remains desertlike because of the low precipitation and sandy soil, even if the moisture is retained better than the usual desert.

Abiotic Factors

Spirepipe Forest is dry and somewhat cold, with temperate, desert-like conditions. Due to the lack of moisture, trees generally don't get very tall. The places with the most moisture tend to support the biggest flora.
Over many millions of years, organic matter (such as decayed roots) built up in the soil enough to change its water-retention properties. The soil is black and sandy, though richer in organic matter than the surrounding desert.

Biotic Factors

The spire trees stabilize the soil with their roots and add a little shade; they can function as nurse logs or nurse trees. Their spores alter rainfall patterns on a seasonal basis.

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Species List Draft (Courtesy of Kopout)

Flora:
Keystone
-Piperoot Colonystalk
-Bonespire
-Branching Bonespire

Secondary
-Saturntower
-Meltbowl
-Bangsticks
-Gourjorn
-Greyblades
-Sunleaf (new)
-Fruiting Glog (new)
-Beach Carnofern (new)
-Beach Piloroot (new) (rare)

Maybe
-Greysnip
-Dalmatian Spinetower

Sunstalks, Pioneerroots, Cryobowls, Sapshrooms and Supershrooms are also present though shrooms are likely seasonal and Cryobowls are localized around oases