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Template:Flora & Fauna Prickletac or Twisted Spine is a form of flora native to the Shattered Plains of Roshar and other areas.[1]

Only the buds at the very ends of the limbs of a prickletac shrub are actually alive.[2] 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.[1]

Prickletac spreads when a limb gets too heavy and breaks off. The living buds from the broken limb are scattered and form new plants.[2]

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Trivia

Prickletac was inspired by barnacles and tree coral. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 17#
  2. ↑ a b Shallan's sketchbook#
  3. ↑ Inkthinker's comments on the Rockbud page from Shallan's Sketchbook
    — Deviant Art #
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