Arid Flats
Found in highland areas with very few surface features, the arid flats are a biome which features the growth of large floral colonies spanning as far as the eye can see. This environment is lacking in soil nutrients, and moisture is fairly scarce. As a result, flora must find unique ways to sustain growth, with one major adaptation being the ability to share nutrients. Plate based plants grow in large interlocked swathes within the arid flats, and create biological tunnels underneath them which promote the movement of small fauna which can pollinate the floral colony.
Above the Arid Flats
From above, it can be seen how colonies of plate-based flora form competing islands, separated by shallow trenches of rock and sediment. many larger species use these trenches to navigate the flats, as they provide at least partial shelter from the ripping wind above.
Tunnel Cross-Section
Plants forming the biological tunnels beneath the flats extend reproductive tendrils down where passing fauna may pick up their gametes, and carry them throughout the colonial network. Animal species are necessary for reproduction, and in return for the pollination they provide, they are granted a network of sheltered passageways which they may use to easier traverse the landscape.
Reproductive Tendrils