Symmonds Tree

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Symmonds Tree
Base Information
Classification Chemotroph
Terrain Forest
Locomotion Sessile
Size Large
Speed 0.0kph (Sessile)
Strength n/a
Social Structure Large groups (groves)
Weapons None
Armor None
Source
Homeworld Medurma (Dagudashaag 2124)
Multi-world No
Canon No
Extinct Extant
Reference Signal-GK Issue #2


Symmonds Tree (Creature) Synopsis

Symmonds Tree (Caligoarbor subtilis symmondsi), a thick-stemmed “bush” which grows to perhaps eight meters in height. Native to Medurma (Dagudashaag 2124).

Physiology & Ecology

Strangely, many aspects of the Symmonds Tree's biochemistry still defy analysis, and it has yet to be placed satisfactorily in the Medurman evolutionary scheme.

Life Cycle & Reproduction

No information yet available.

Diet & Trophics

The plant appears to be chemosynthetic, and is a symbiont with an underground network of hyphae or nutrient-carrying tubes, which can extend for many kilometers.

History & Background (Dossier)

Symmonds tree is used as a food source as well as providing several unique pharmaceuticals.

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

The Travellers' Aid Society classifies symmonds tree as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this organism.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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