False Pine Fungus

A massive, tiered, branching fungus native to Gaea that has adapted features akin to a plant, the species gains some of its energy through photosynthesis and possesses a hard, pale, woody stalk to support its rounded green caps, False Pine is often an umbrella species for surface Sporewoods due to its large size and impressive shadow, as well as its capacity to support a range of other parasitic fungi. False Pine is hardy to the cold and most commonly seen in moist temperate, subarctic, and arctic environments, where it may serve as shelter to a degree. False pine is edible, but only the small buttons that bud from it; the fungus's buttons harden as they grow and become functionally inedible without significant processing. Such components can be ground and made into a form of flour, but it is not commonly seen outside of Hyperborea.
Category:Canon
Category:Gaea
Category:Fungus
Category:Edible