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Spikeberry (Rigida Baca)

The spike berry is a plant species native to the tropical dry forests and grasslands of Gunung Berapi. Their leaves are stiff and pointed, making them unpalatable to herbivores. They produce tall flowering spikes in spring. The flowers draw in pollinators like the giant hovizard. Once pollinated, the flowers produce large red berries. each berry contains hundreds of seeds that will grow into a new spikeberry plant. The berries are a nutritious food source for frugivores such as the dwarf trunkrunner, which will eat the fruit and excrete the seeds in its droppings. The seeds will remain unharmed by the digestive acids of the trunkrunner, and will use the droppings as fertilizer. Being eaten is not a requirement for growth, however, and seeds will grow just fine if the fruit remains uneaten. It is believed that the Spikeberry is a relative of the mainland slikebush plant, which is only found in the grasslands of Acidia.

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