Spiderbush - Plants of Hot Springs Island
One of the most
curious plants on the Swordfish Islands, the Spiderbush is a small shrub,
rarely growing larger than 2' in diameter, with waxy, light green leaves and an
exposed woody root system. Tiny blue and white flowers develop on the tips of
its branches, blooming year-round. If a Spiderbush does not receive sunlight
for a 24 hour period it will use its root system to waddle, or shuffle, across
the ground in search of light. Having stubby, makeshift legs and frequently
uneven jungle ground, Spiderbushes tend to lose their balance and tumble
through the jungle. Due to their ambulatory nature and need for direct
sunlight, Spiderbushes naturally cluster together in clearings or along the
tree line near the shore of an island. Periods of extended rainfall have been
known to trigger sizable migrations of hundreds, even thousands of Spiderbushes
shuffling and tumbling through the jungle in search of the sun.
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