Creature Name: Alkahrnian Desert-Blooms - 'Floral Dragons'

General Description:
Only recently discovered by the settlers of Alkahrnia, much is yet unknown about these buds. What has been observed is that from the bulbs of certain flowers that seem to thrive in the deserts of Alkahrnia a single bud will form from each bulb, slowly developing until it blooms, hatching a small draconic creature baring the same colorations and markings of the flower. After the hatching of the dragon the flower withers and fades within minutes yet the dragon has the ability to transform into the flower from which it hatched. Given the origins and shape-shifting abilities of these dragons any and all are genderless, rendering breeding relatively uncommon. For pollination to occur at least one dragon must be in the form of its flower while one dragon, in draconic form, flies overhead, releasing the pollen to stick to the stigma of the floral dragons. The pollinated dragons must then retain their draconic forms for the length of four months and may only change into their floral form once they have lain their bulbs. The bulbs require no nutrients to develop nor need they be planted. It has in fact been observed that the dragon will have great difficulty hatching if their blossom is not above ground, usually resulting in the dragon’s immediate death. The average lifespan of an Alkahrnian Desert-Bloom is seventy-two solar years if unbonded.

While the varieties of colorations and markings mirror those of their Earthly counterparts, below are the as yet known floral forms from which they breed;
-Roses
-Lilies
-Hibiscuses
-Tulips
-Poppies
-Irises

Originally Created by:
Falcon Muse (Zrln)

Special Abilities:
The only abilities noted at this stage in discovery are that of floral transformation and pollination, inabling the continuation of the species.

Oddities:
Does this creature need to bond? Yes/No?: No

Specific Physical Statistics:
Size at birth: an infant’s fist
Size at maturity: a grown woman’s fist
Time to maturity: three months
Scales? Hide? Feathers?: smooth hide

Mental Abilities:
They are sentient beings and converse telepathically with a general brain-capacity along the lines of a child of eight. Their memories, if unbonded, rarely extend beyond three weeks though instinct overrules in cases such as pregnancy.

Breeding:
How often can the creature get pregnant? A Desert-Bloom may be pollinated only three times in its lifetime though may pollinate as often as the time arises and it so chooses
How long between pregnancies? varies
How long is it pregnant? four months
Are all females fertile (barring accidents)?: while there is no exception to their being genderless, all are fertile
Are all males fertile (barring accidents)?: while there is no exception to their being genderless, all are fertile
Is there sex linked traits (like color)?: N/A
How many offspring can the creature have at once?: 3-12 bulbs commonly, up to 15 more rarely.