#floraspectmber

2023 version updated/fixed for 2024! Turned the accidental second Extremophile into a Free Space slot for you guys to choose whatever you want! Gonna just copy/paste the faq from last year-

Short FAQ

What is SpecEvo?

*sneezes in wikipedia-ese link*

Does this art challenge have to be completed during September 2024 and in chronological order?

No and no; Can be done any month, of any year (hence the “plus” after 2023 title), in any order you wish. You can even just do one of the prompts that catches your eye and call it at that; Despite me creating this prompt list, it’s your choice whether to add those rules in for yourself or not. I know all too well how both fun yet stressful art prompt lists can be. TLDR- you can make it a full-on daily challenge but that's your own call.

Can I circulate this Prompt list beyond tumblr?

Please do! I made this specifically to get more peeps thinking of SpecEvo Flora concepts and I know tumblr is only one bubble of many others out there with SpecEvo artists lurking about. Credits are optional, since the prompt list image comes with my tumblr url anyhow.

Can I @ or tag you the OP if I participate in this promptlist?

FloraSpectmber Prompt 1- Succulent

Lamella Fruit Bush (Asimina tuberosum)

Despite its thick tuberous root and drought dormancy cycles, it is most found where water stays longest in the desert. Hence it is the top shrub to look for when looking for deep groundwater in the Heinz Desert. The size and amount of shoots can be an indicator of how frequently it receives water; the more shoots along its giant tuber, the more water per year cycle its received.

FloraSpectmber Prompt 2- Aquatic

Raftflower (Haquanthus volitariflora)

Growing throughout the coastal waters of Hoep, when not in flower it could be easily mistaken for Terran's Giant Kelp at first glance due its convergent adaptations. Unlike kelp however, it is not an algae, but rather it is a member of the flowering Asteraceae family.

Large air pockets are stored through the floral structures for surface flotation, and said air migrates to different parts during their development; starting from the base of the flowerbuds to begin flotation. Once they open the air moves to inflate the petals. Once the flower most of the air moves towards the developing seeds to keep them on the surface to invite fauna and Hoepian alike to forage upon its botanical raft. By the time the seeds deflate of air and sink they sink to the bottom to germinate at the coastal seafloor.

Despite being filled with air the seeds are also are packed with nutrition and oils, making it a very nutritious seasonal resource from the sea. Because of this and the fact they make habitat/shelter for fish, they are to some degree cultivated by many coastal settlements.