Fleshfruit Tree

The Fleshfruit Tree is a plant. These bushes borrowed on the evolutionary idea of encouraging herbivores to consume their fruit (as a method of seed dispersal) by wrapping them in large balls of sugar: the Fleshfruit Tree wraps its seeds in masses of protein which exude an odour of animal flesh as a means of tapping into the carnivore 'market.' To protect against the caustic environment of the carnivore gut the seeds are extra-sturdy; however, the energy required to construct dense balls of complex proteins and hardy seeds requires extra-efficient energy availability, which the Fleshfruit Tree obtains by digesting corpses of smaller animals that fall into holes formed naturally around its base as a result of the growth of its extensive root system (rather akin to the feeding practices of antlions). *These plants are on the taller side and are thus called trees relative to other plants; however, they are no taller than what we might call bushes.

Trivia

• The Fleshfruit Tree was introduced as an example during the move Plants. The Game Manager Trafalgar seemed to approve the addition of this example, but Trafalgar did not officially record it to the canon. Thus, the canonicity of the Fleshfruit is disputable.
• The Fleshfruit Tree has analogies in the real world. According to its author RavShimon, "plants often make use of decomposition for nutrients."
• It has been suggested that the Fleshfruit Tree could be used as a meat substitute in some societies.
• The players joked how a "Fleshlight Tree" might be something else entirely.