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“ The leaves of vingrasions are tall and bilaterally symmetric. One side forms a flat blade-like shape, while the other grows another leaf pointed in the opposite direction.”
I don’t think they’re bilaterally symmetrical to be honest, they seem more glide symmetrical to me judging by the photo unless I’m misinterpreting this line.

Funny grass either way though!

The line of symmetry is the other way

Ah, I see, thanks for the clarification!

Is it me or does Barlowe have the most grass analogues of all land areas?

Regardless, I like how this is turning out so far and am wondering if there's any way it could wind up on other continents...

I'm kinda hoping it does with time, it's kinda set to evolve into highly competitive grassalogues that can finally shake up the dominance of puffplant derivative grasses and things that aren't really grasslike but pretend to be

I'm kinda curious about a close up of a node to understand the described structure more visually.

Because it's a prong it kinda makes me think of a sedum but stalky

Their point of new growth is that the top most point of the stalk, so the newest?

This post has been edited by colddigger: Aug 10 2022, 10:59 PM

A quick check suggests grasses live in mangrove forests (Mangals) only in the inland side, so you may need to specify that. It's hard to say whether any non-Spartina (an exotic species), non-submerged (non-"seagrass") grass species live in mangals from a quick check. Submerged seagrass-esque species are surely too specialized for a genus.

However, since the mangals surely experience storm-related flooding, it's possible even the spores or individual flora would be occasionally transported elsewhere. Since there is that tiny Ittiz Temperate Rainforest Archipelago island very conveniently between the Ittiz and and Abello Archipelagos, I did a back-of-the-envelope calculation that the distance is roughly 58.7 miles.

In case you're wondering, I "eyeballed" the distance by comparing the globe map to Google Maps' globe map, picking two states that were small and close together, and making two pins of roughly the distance, which happened to fall in "Harrison Township School District, Harrison Township, New Jersey" and "Cecil County, Maryland".

In all likelihood, there are probably insignificant islets not visible from space in between. As an example of an insignificant islet that could be a stepping stone, Just Room Enough Island in New York's Thousand Islands island chain is only 310 m2, just barely enough room for a house, and it still has some grass.

In short: that vaguely kidney-bean-shaped island is what makes the jump plausible without even a loss in genetic diversity as a penalty. (I've already spent about 30 minutes on this one evaluation, so I think researching the spread of non-coconut plants that float through the ocean would be excessive.)

These are full sun-only, right, and live in soil of moderate to high fertility, right?

They don't grow underwater. I've edited with clarity.

Can we get more detailed leaf image please?

The leaf shape is clearly evident in the artwork. They aren't more complicated than depicted.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?:y
Art clear?:y
Gen number?:y
All limbs shown?:y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?:y
Realistic additions?:y

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

Ancestor:
Listed?:y
What changes?:
External?: near loss of central hub, leaf growth and shape, 4/8 prongs are subterannean
Internal?:
Behavioral/Mental?:
Are Changes Realistic?: y
New Genus Needed?: y, new reproduction

Habitat:
Type?:
Flavor?:
Connected?: y genus group
Wildcard?:

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Within range?:y
Exception?:

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

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

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

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

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

Description:
Length?: good
Capitalized correctly?: y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: split
Other?:

Opinion: Approved

Hm, so do they grow at the tips, like mint? Because That's what it sounded like to me, with the prongs having the ability to grow new leaves.

This post has been edited by colddigger: Oct 11 2022, 08:55 PM

I agree with the checklist. Approved.