Mummyvine

Mummyvine is a invasive family of climber plants found throughout parts of human-controlled space. Discovered in following major crop destruction and a health crisis, mummyvine became well-known as a hardy invasive species and piggybacked to several other human colonies through trade routes. Mummyvine is hazardous to humans and other Earth-originated lifeforms, often requiring forms of inoculation against it.
Mummyvine made its way across human space by the twenty-sixth century, however, outbreaks were negligible through concentrated neutralization efforts. After by warships in , mummyvine joined the endangered species list but without much concern for conservation. Strangely, however, strains of mummyvine continue to appear on underexplored human worlds lightyears from its homeworld.
 circles have given a greater consideration for the Arcadian native plant species after examinations of purported evidence of a using mummyvine for deceased disposal practices.
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==Description==
===Effects===
==Outbreak Locations==
*: Suspected homeworld of Mummyvine species, though Forerunner-intervention and introduction has not been ruled out.
*: Minor outbreak in .
*: Despite little research on Erebus VII due to extremely-hostile and , ONI confirmed the presence of a Mummyvine-like species on Erebus VII leaving their researchers confused with many theories and few facts.
==Controversies==
===Comparison to the Flood===
Some clearance-appropriate analysts and observers within the Office of Naval Intelligence and the private sector have described subtle parallels between the ancient interstellar parasite, the , with mummyvine. Usually these theories are grounded around surface-level functions and physical features including plant-like textures and coloration, spore-derived means of infection, hazardous nature towards humans and other non-Arcardian lifeforms, and a capacity for surviving in extreme environmental conditions. While these comparisons are reasonable on a surface level, the similarities are very one note given the complex nature of the Flood in the historical affairs. By far contemporary comparisons to the Flood or even tropes of "plant zombies" is easily written off as ghost stories and conspiracy theories; capabilities by mummyvine to reanimate deceased victims remains unfounded and without any scientifically acceptable research to back up claims. Any supposed sightings can be accounted for over a number of reasons with hysteria being the most practical explanation. A common Naval Intelligence joke on the matter often references the classic science horror story, Invasion of the Body Snatchers.