Kalem Plants

The plants of Kalem are broadly similar in basic structure, with long and thin bodies that hold black photosynthetic membranes out for maximum light absorption. The trunks and stems of plants are reinforced with a thick collagen-like substance that keeps them upright and their fans and fronds outstretched. Many plants can move, and have obvious animal features such as eyes, mouths and bones.

A number of plants are covered in fine hairs that irritate the skin of any native animal that brushes against them. Even more lethal plants have long spines made of sugar crystals that dig into the body and poison them. These dangerous plants are often harvisted for chemical compounds that allow excation to injest sugar without it becoming toxic

Some more active plants have large tendrils that flail and thrash at any target that comes within range, spotting potential enemies using crude eyespots. Smaller plants uses similar adaptions to run away from potential predators. The very largest plants are more or less sedentary, but can still utilise their 'roots' to move away from areas with poor nutrition or light over a long time.

Aeroplankton
These organisms are roughly the size of ones fist and float on the thick atmosphere and powerful thermals of the sunward side. Occasionally they make their way into the habitual zone, where they crash into the ground, forming a rich bounty for the inhabitants. The crashing of the aeroplankton seems to be part of the life history, as large fruiting bodies that produced spores similar to small aeroplankton where found deep in several canyons, where they where farmed by Excation.

Parrotree
The parrotree can replicate the noises of large animals, and using this talent can scare away potential predators. The parrotree is fully capable of mimicking human and excation voices, learning words at a rapid rate.

Eyeflower
a small planet that is often kept by the excation as a decorative item. The Eyeflower has large, broad leaves, and from the center of the plant sprouts a number of stalks which terminate an a large blue orb that acts as an eye. It is unknown why the plant requires eyes, but it is suggested that observing a predator makes it less likely to attack.