Iuerya: Stone-Weed

Basic Information

Anatomy

The stone-weed has an extremely thick stalk, so thick that water can only escape through the unusually large leaves. The leaves are petiolated, simple, sinuate, ovate, pinnate, and opposite. The first flower the stone-weed produces is a bold yellow color, but the flowers it produces thereafter display an increasingly redder hue, until the yellow pigment is indiscernible. The radicle is invariably tied to the rest of the stem and can be easily uprooted. However, the secondary roots easily snap off and can serve as primary roots of their own.

Growth Rate & Stages

The stone-weed reaches maturity in a matter of days after its original planting, given the right conditions. The stalk and leaves grow simultaneously, and height growth comes from the bottom of the stalk. The stone-weed has multiple reproductive stages in its lifetime, causing the flower to grow and wither on a cyclical basis.

Ecology and Habitats

The stone-weed grows in places with deep soil, preferably in places with intermittent amounts of rain. The stone-weed can grow in any temperature, at any elevation, due to its thick cellular coating, so long as there is sufficient carbon dioxide.

Dietary Needs and Habits

The stone-weed requires a large amount of resources, often draining the nutrients from other species. For some reason, stone-weed plants don't steal nutrients from each other. Regardless, the stone-weed, on the nitrogen-potassium-phosphorus triangle, requires more potassium relative to other plants.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

The stone-weed can detect significant pushes and pulls on the plant, though the receptors are slow. Upon detecting a physical force, the stone-weed flushes its nutrients out into the soil through the primary root, ensuring that its supposed predator will gain nothing from eating it except the chewy cellulose.

Origin/Ancestry

Wlitowan

Conservation Status

Most consider the plant to be a weed. However, due to its lack of thorns, large leaves and beautiful flowers, many choose to keep this plant as part of their respective gardens.