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Native to the [[Locorin Swamp]] of planet [[Krell]], the lyssla palm is a tall tree with knotted roots and wide branches that end in a sturdy fan of fronds, used to compete with other plants for sunlight on the rainy world | Native to the [[Locorin Swamp]] of planet [[Krell]], the lyssla palm is a tall tree with knotted roots and wide branches that end in a sturdy fan of fronds, used to compete with other plants for sunlight on the rainy world. | ||
Traditionally, [[Elgan]]s have harvested the lyssla for a variety of purposes, using its leaves to create thatch for mats, clothing and roofing, cutting its wood for construction, and drawing out its sugary sap as both a sweetener and a material from which to distill [[lyssla rum]]. | As with so many of the plants on Krell, fruit-loving birds have been harnessed as the primary method of propagation for the lyssla, as the birds enjoy tearing through the luminous scales and soft, bitter cyan flesh of the fruit, they consume the waxy seeds of the plant and as they fly about, deposit the seeds in their droppings across the region. Allelopathic compounds from the fruit's flesh also survive digestion, causing any area in which the birds frequent to become increasingly inhospitable for other varieties of trees, contributing to the lyssia monoculture dominating the modern Locorin. These fruits are not often consumed by [[Elgan]]s however, as the fruits have been too bitter to find much popularity on Krell, particularly when their violent laxative effect is taken into account. | ||
Traditionally, [[Elgan]]s have harvested the lyssla for a variety of purposes, using its leaves to create thatch for mats, clothing and roofing, cutting its wood for construction, powdering the skins of its fruits to make [[lyssigar]] and drawing out its sugary sap as both a sweetener and a material from which to distill [[lyssla rum]]. | |||
[[Category:Plants]] | [[Category:Plants]] | ||