- plants are amazing in serving a purpose while they live
- consider roles as bricks of the biome
- the more roles you add, the more powerful a biome become
- features by stratification
- worker do the most important work for biome fertility
- nitrogener supply guild the most essential mineral
- accumulator have powerful roots and mine minerals
- attractor facilitate guild fertility by attracting pollinators
- phreatophyte collect excess water and release it during droughts
- phytominer clean up soil from metals
- builder help build biome infrastructure
- giants support shaders and balance biome
- shader create guild shelter, provide canopy shade and heat at night
- fencer protect from wind and pollution
- trellis support climbers allowing them to ascend
- climber able to climb and connect
- armature can slow down soil movement
- cover plants that spread out across the ground
- guard works as protectors of the biome
- repeller: protect from pests
- antifungal: protect from excess fungal activity
- suppressor: don’t allow other plants to settle
- firefighter: resistant to fires
- distractor: diverts malicious activity to itself
- agressor: non symbiotic invasive species for biomass production
- longevity
- annual: short lived so can walk and appear here and there
- short-lived: 2-10 years
- medium-lived: 10-100 years
- long-lived: 100+ years
- photosynthesis
- other features