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{{lifeform
|type={{cat tag|Plants|Plant}}
|image=PisForPrickletac.png
|native=[[Shattered Plains]]
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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'''Prickletac''' or '''Twisted Spine''' was a form of flora native to the [[Shattered Plains]] of [[Roshar]] and other areas.{{book ref|twok|17}}▼
▲'''Prickletac''' or '''Twisted Spine'''
Only the very ends of the prickletac is actually alive.{{article ref|Shallan's sketchbook}} It is composed of a series of tiny buds, each with a single spine on it. Every new generation grows on top of the deceased generation below it. After a generation of prickletac died, its remnant became stone-like, creating strong and inflexible limbs.{{book ref|twok|17}}▼
▲Only the buds at the very ends of the limbs of a prickletac
Prickletac spreads when a limb gets too heavy and breaks off. The living buds from the broken limb are scattered and form new plants.{{article ref|Shallan's sketchbook}}
== Trivia ==
* Prickletac was inspired by barnacles and tree coral.{{url ref|url=http://inkthinker.deviantart.com/art/The-Way-of-Kings-Rockbuds-181132024|text= Inkthinker's comments on the Rockbud page from Shallan's Sketchbook |site=Deviant Art}}
== Notes ==
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