This species is remarkable in that it is in effect an underground tree which only appears above ground during the flowering season, spending the winter months in a state of dormancy
यामुळे मंगळावर पृथ्वीसारखेच ऋतू असतात, फक्त मंगळावरील दीर्घ वर्षामुळे तिथले ऋतू पृथ्वीवरील ऋतूंच्या दुप्पट काळ चालतात.