Lyracs are distinctive by their velvety texture and the large, woody pods of seeds that protrude from them. The pods grow so that they face out and upwards, leaving the seeds openly available to small creatures to eat and spread around for further growth as they do so. Scientists speculate that the plant’s seeds have evolved to be a green color that is in stark contrast to the gold hues of the wooden pods, so that the pods themselves are not confused as a part of the seeds, avoiding needless damage while small species forage.
Lyracs live in both terrestrial and epiphytic habitats of the Allurian forest. They are found near the grounds of the forest, typically growing on rocky surfaces or off the sides of trees, such as umbrella trees.
Lyracs are autotrophic, so they use sunlight and exchange gases with the environment in order to produce their own energy. Most of their energy goes into producing and tending to the woody pods that house their seeds, for these are crucial to their reproduction.
Lyracs produce large, woody pods filled with seeds that protrude from their stems, and these serve as food for the small creatures of Alluria that then spread the seeds throughout the forest. One of the main species that consume these seeds is the flamster, small creatures with a very picky palate. Flamsters want to eat only the most pristine seeds, so lyracs have evolved to contain many seeds that appear pristine on the outside but are visibly imperfect once cracked open; this causes flamsters to crack open the seeds and then discard them, allowing more lyracs to grow.
The seed pods of lyracs have evolved a flat, table-like body so that the small creatures, such as flamsters, can perch upon them to consume the seeds. This design helps encourage small animals to crack open the seeds, increasing the chance that some seeds will fall to the ground and grow.