Type : Conifer
Name : Tubus Conifer - Indigo
First discovered for ExTool : Telemeter
Highly specialised organisms that can grow to extreme heights, which peak when in a mature state. The organisms’ height and ability to survive is largely constrained by gravity. The lack of any real atmospheric weather has not put evolutionaly pressure on the towers to be strong, so they form tall but thin structures which cannot be supported in high-gravity environments. The tower is formed from wrapped leaf-like structures, which create a regulated chimney void. This is used by the organism to create and maintain an artificial internal atmosphere, where discrete chemical processes can be undertaken along the length of the tower. Waste gases and other material may he released from the top of the tower. Some species feature external rings that can be used to gauge an organism’s age.A tubus species formed from hollow vertical cylinders that can reach heights of six metres. Mature specimens are capped with a downtu rned crown that can distribute seeds on the wind across a wide area.