Surface life

Plants, fungi and bacteria on landable planets. A detailed surface scan names the genera on a body; three samples of one species, taken far enough apart, sell at Vista Genomics. Each genus page lists its species with the conditions commanders found them in.

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A low rosette of thick, pointed leaves, like an aloe.

Aleoida

Low rosettes of thick, pointed leaves, like an aloe.

5 species · up to 12.93M CR4,753 finds
A flat, patchy film on the ground. Easy to miss: look down, not up.

Bacterium

Flat, patchy films on the ground — the commonest life in the galaxy.

13 species · up to 8.42M CR38,665 finds
Upright ribbed columns with stubby arms, like a cactus.

Cactoida

Ribbed upright columns with stubby arms, like a cactus.

5 species · up to 16.2M CR5,363 finds
Shield-shaped cups on short stalks.

Clypeus

Shield-shaped cups on short stalks.

3 species · up to 16.2M CR2,680 finds
A single cupped shell, opening upwards like a clam.

Concha

A single cupped shell opening upwards, like a clam.

4 species · up to 16.78M CR5,735 finds
Thin glowing filaments radiating from a small base.

Electricae

Thin glowing filaments radiating from a small base.

2 species · up to 6.28M CR938 finds
A rounded mound of stacked, frilly plates.

Fonticulua

Rounded mounds of stacked, frilly plates.

6 species · up to 20M CR7,496 finds
A woody, branching shrub.

Frutexa

Low, bushy shrubs of branching stems.

7 species · up to 10.33M CR10,631 finds
Small chimneys venting plumes, near geological sites.

Fumerola

Crusted mineral chimneys around volcanic vents.

4 species · up to 16.2M CR1,132 finds
Mushroom caps on stalks, often in small clusters.

Fungoida

Clusters of puffball and mushroom caps.

4 species · up to 3.7M CR7,489 finds
Pale, bone-like plates fanning up from the ground.

Osseus

Bone-white discs, spirals and fans.

6 species · up to 12.93M CR8,373 finds
Round pods sitting on the ground, dimpled on top.

Recepta

Spiky, angular pods in sulphur dioxide atmospheres.

3 species · up to 16.2M CR878 finds
Wide, flat leaves hugging the ground in layers.

Stratum

Flat crusts and layered mats spreading over rock.

8 species · up to 19.01M CR18,471 finds
Clusters of upright tubes with open ends.

Tubus

Clusters of upright hollow tubes.

5 species · up to 11.87M CR6,954 finds
A clump of grass-like blades curving outwards.

Tussock

Grass-like tufts of thin blades.

15 species · up to 19.01M CR20,666 finds
A swollen crown on great roots arching into the ground.

Radicoida

A giant root structure, logged only in a few places.

species · up to 119K CR55 finds
A single vase-shaped plant.

Amphora Plant

Urn-shaped plants on hot, airless metal-rich worlds.

species · up to 1.63M CR13 finds
A round bulb crowned with short tentacles.

Anemone

Round, petalled growths; some glow.

7 species · up to 1.5M CR648 finds
A cone-shaped mound with bark-like ridges.

Bark Mound

Cone-shaped mounds of bark-like material.

species · up to 1.47M CR151 finds
A trunk carrying a wrinkled, brain-like crown.

Brain Tree

Trees with a wrinkled, brain-like crown.

8 species · up to 1.59M CR1,346 finds
Angular crystals jutting out of the ground.

Crystalline Shards

Fields of tall crystal spikes on frozen worlds.

species · up to 1.63M CR457 finds
Thick tubers snaking along the ground.

Sinuous Tubers

Twisting tube-like growths on volcanic worlds.

8 species · up to 1.51M CR841 finds

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