Thistle Burster

The thistle burster split from the thistleberry, when some thistleberry seeds began to grow in the volcanic region of Hydro. The environment was harsh, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Few animals are able to survive such a place, and the thistle burster no longer needed as many thistles. The volcanic soil itself is quite fertile, and the thistle burster soon gained the property that gave it its name. The spore puffs, which are normally stored inside a protective container on the plant, can be ejected into the air at high speeds when the need arises. When the plants roots reach a certain temperature (usually from volcanic eruptions or other activity), a reflex like reaction happens, which causes the doomed organism to eject its spores to relative safety. Only a small percentage of these puffs will actually survive, but those that do can go onwards and continue the species.