Sebaceous Thorn Bush
Common Flora
These nutrient dense bushes take a little preparation before you can eat them. While not the most flavorful food one can find, they are a solid non-toxic source of sustainable food. Sebaceous Thorn Bushes are a common front yard plant with their thick green thorny leaves and easy topiary shaping or simple hedging.
Parts of a Sebaceous Thorn Bush
Sebaceous Thorn Bush Berries: During a Harvest, these parts are used to grow more Sebaceous Thorn Bushes to sustain the Cultivation Plot. There is often enough to start an additional Plot in a Greenhouse if it has the space to do so.
Sebaceous Thorn Bush Leaves: These thick and thorny leaves can be eaten for sustenance.
Sebaceous Thorn Bush Flowers: The Sebaceous Thorn Bush Flowers are toxic to most Fauna, including Hominidae, causing Mild Illness for 10 Hours when consumed in low doses.
Sebaceous Thorn Bush Roots: The Roots of a Sebaceous Thorn Bush will grow up out of the ground and are even capable of growing into an entirely new bush. Sebaceous Thorn Bush Roots are often used in medicinal recipes due to their regenerative properties.
Flora Cultivation: Sebaceous Thorn Bush
A handful of Sebaceous Thorn Bush Berries and a standard Greenhouse or Garden Plot are all you need to start a Sebaceous Thorn Bush Plot. A handful of Sebaceous Thorn Bush Berries may be found at nearly any trading post for 3 to 5 Credits or Common Stamps. Knowing another Flora Cultivator can often get you a handful of Sebaceous Thorn Bush Berries.
Controlled Cultivation: It takes about a week for the berries to grow and be Harvestable in a Greenhouse or Garden Plot.
Wild Cultivation: If you plant them in the wild it may take up to a month or more, and if they’re not planted in mid summer to early fall, they may not sprout at all.
Harvesting Sunpetal Flowers
Harvesting and preserving Sebaceous Thorn Bush is a simple process, from grinding the Roots to plucking and stripping the leaves of their thorns.
Each Sebaceous Thorn Bush Plot Harvest Produces the following Ingredients.
Ground Sebaceous Root: (v:6+2)
Preserved Sebaceous Leaves (Foraged Rations): (v:8+2)
Preserved Sebaceous Leaves fall into the category of Foraged Rations, and may be noted in inventory as such.
