Polyblade

The Polyblade split from its ancestor. This purple plant has developed a branching structure, bearing many leafy stems that, during its fruiting season, terminate with an inflorescence. Rather than microgametes being produced on the tips of all leaves, they are produced by specialized leaves which grow on the inflorescence itself. Because it is commonly preyed on, this prevents them from having no spore-producing leaves at all because of their leaves being nibbled off by predators. It has a distinct fruiting season for similar reasons, though it retains the ability to rapidly shed and regrow the inflorescence when it is damaged, which is even easier now that the stem leading up to the reproductive part is also shorter. Their spores are distributed by a combination of wind and passing fauna, sometimes even landing on the noses of their predators. When they meet macrogametes on the end of another individual's inflorescence, fertilization occurs and seeds are produced. It is capable of self-pollination.

The Polyblade's seeds are even stickier than its ancestor's. Though they certainly can't survive a trip through the gut of a predator, they can stick to fauna and be transported a considerable distance before falling off. The coating does not dissolve instantly in water, giving it time to be distributed in the wetter parts of its range. When the coating is fully dissolved, it reveals a young individual, which proceeds to start growing.

The Polyblade is perennial, using the mechanism previously developed to shed its inflorescence to shed its leaves as well in the autumn before regrowing them again the following spring. Fruiting season begins in mid-late spring.