Harp Plant
| Harp Plant | |
|---|---|
| Base Information | |
| Classification | Autotroph |
| Terrain | Open (Fields) |
| Locomotion | Sessile |
| Size | Small |
| Speed | 0.0 kph (Sessile) |
| Strength | Immobile |
| Social Structure | Large groups (Fields) |
| Weapons | None |
| Armor | None |
| Source | |
| Homeworld | Chemi (Daibei 2530) |
| Multi-world | No |
| Canon | No |
| Extinct | Extant |
| Reference | "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 23. |
The Harp Plant is a flowering plant is native to Chemi (Daibei 2530), which is named for its method of attracting pollinator insects.
Physiology and ecology
No information yet available.
Life Cycle and reproduction
The plant's method of attracting pollinating insects is by sound rather than scent or color.
The fine strands stretched between its upright stems vibrate in the wind, at a pitch which attracts native insects. When the insect responds, it makes a meal of the harp plant's pollen as well as spreading it around.
Diet and trophics
Harp plant is a photosynthetic autotroph.
History and background
Indec Corporation, a well-known manufacturer of pharmaceuticals in Daibei owns the world of Chemi. The sap of the harp plant is used by Indec Corporation as a base for many of their antiviral and antifungal drugs.
Travellers' Aid Society Advisory
The Travellers' Aid Society classifies harp plants as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this organism.
References and contributors
- Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 23.