Cruss

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Cruss is a common exoplant found throughout Pontret. Although it fills a niche similar to that of grass on Earth, it is in some ways more similar to moss.

Description
Cruss usually grows in dense mats. Each individual organism consists of a few downward-growing roots, a bundle of thinner roots which grow along or just below the ground's surface and help to both anchor and support the plant and a single unsupported feathery blade.

Some cruss almost completely lack vertical or tap roots and cover the area with wide surface roots. The cruss can grow in such densities that the ground is covered completely so that water is only able to percolate through slowly. This allows quick saturation and often the maintenance of permanent puddles. Very small organisms are able to live in these tiny pools. Their waste and corpses build up as sediment which is broken down by detritovores and provides additional nutrients for the cruss.