Harp Plant
Harp Plant | |
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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[edit]
No information yet available.
Life Cycle and reproduction[edit]
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[edit]
Harp plant is a photosynthetic autotroph.
History and background[edit]
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[edit]
The Travellers' Aid Society classifies harp plants as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this organism.
References and contributors[edit]
- Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 23.