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Only the buds at the very ends of the limbs of a prickletac shrub are actually alive.{{article ref|Shallan's sketchbook}} It is composed of a colony of tiny buds, each with a single retractable spine. Every new generation grows on top of the deceased generation below it. After a generation of prickletacs die, their remnants become stone-like, creating strong and inflexible limbs.{{book ref|twok|17}}

 

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}}

 

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