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I'm interested in particular with the beachside populations and their adaptations to their environment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_stran...e%20desiccation.

Added more about that

Support is still unknown.

https://sagan4alpha.miraheze.org/wiki/Hibernating_Carnofern

This says there's a rather hard trunk, which usually in plant recolors means lignified tissue of some kind.

Though the whole carnofern ferrine lineage has struck me as something with a semi-lignified and highly fibrous trunk structure, so rather soft compared to true wood but harder than, say, a tomato.

Visually they make me think of cycads.

The ancestor does say lignin is involved in the branches.

I take note the trunk texture is less defined than its ancestor.

Does this still shed branches like its ancestor?

It appears the branches don't stick to a tighter top meristem for growth, rather spread more thoroughly along the trunk. Does this mean branch shedding is more irregular? It could give potential for a more complex growth habit.

Could be an option that, although new branches are formed from the top growth point as the trunk grows, old branches are not necessarily shed, and if held may continue to grow and become further branched. If shed they would simply leave a scar on the trunk and not be replaced.
If that makes sense.

You did make the ancestor, so how limiting its method of branch shedding due to light restriction is on the development of new branches is still up in the air.

This post has been edited by colddigger: May 1 2023, 11:52 PM

I forgot to note that they came from the bush-like ferries and technically re-evolved a trunk and consist of a single large branch

Ooh interesting, so they're kind of like

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum


Or other members of that family that only grow a single leaf. Except without going dormant

This post has been edited by colddigger: May 2 2023, 06:39 AM

I guess. I was just thinking, like, a branch could make a tree on its own that can do things that other ferines can't with their shape.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?:y
Art clear?:y
Gen number?:y
All limbs shown?: not applicable
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: y
Realistic additions?: y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: y
Creator?: y

Ancestor:
Listed?: y
What changes?:
External?: loss of ancestral trunk and reformation of trunk from single non-shedding branch, waxy leaves
Internal?: capable of depositing salt into leaves for removal
Behavioral/Mental?: lives in more rocky and poorer soils, withstands sea spray
Are Changes Realistic?: y
New Genus Needed?: y, done

Habitat:
Type?: GENUS GROUP
Flavor?:
Connected to Ancestor?: y
Contiguous?: y
Wildcard?:

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: No, more diverse range
Within range?:
Exception?:

Support: NO SUPPORT LISTED
Same as Ancestor?: yes same as ancestor
Does it Fit Lifestyle?:
Does It Fit Size?:
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?: could just be partially lignified tissues.

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Transition Rule?:
Reasonable changes (if any)?:

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Does it Fit Size?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?:y
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?:y
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Description:
Length?: good
Capitalized corr e c t l y ? : As far as I could find
Replace/Split from ancestor?: split
Other?: nice use of the word everpurple

Opinion: Approved