Dusty's field notes and sketchbook
Flora of Kreet: Dust root
Found in volcanic habitat nr research outpost on Kreet, moon of Anselon, Narion system
Largest plant species in area, 2-2.5m tall, other small scrubby plants/grasses visible, all appear red
Single stem forms a loop - emerges, puts out aerial roots leaning in direction of growth, reconnects to ground
Small needle-like cauline leaves arranged in threes at intervals along whole of stem
Incongruously colourful pod (could be to attract seed-spreading wildlife?) in cerise pink and turquoise
Pod is source of fibre, intricate tiered surface texture
Stem and roots have a rough, peeling or wrinkled texture
Are these huge looping stems individual plants, or is each part of an even larger underground whole? Is the structure we see above ground only there to spread seeds from its pod, or is it perennial? So many questions, no time to dig for answers.
Video game botany: the flora of Starfield
Alternative title: "People got me games and now here I am with even more botany nonsense lol." I have many video game botany things I want to do, and not enough time. So for BG3 and Starfield, I'm just sketching as I go and making field notes as if I was out with the botanists IRL. Dusty's field sketches for Starfield, notes from druid Tav in BG3. First up...
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Dust root
The first plant I came across in Starfield. I wonder whether the dust root plants we see above ground are many individuals or each parts of a mostly-subterranean whole. Some plants on earth rarely emerge above ground and most of their life cycle happens out of sight. I've read about at least one plant that even flowers underground. So maybe dust root is like that and just puts up these loops when it's time to go to seed? Their brightly coloured seed pods seem so incongruous compared to every other plant around. So maybe the colour attracts fauna that eat and spread seeds.
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There are things I love in Starfield (botany, Andreja, ship-building) and things I do not (why TF can I not give Cora Coe books??, needing to run soooo many mods, the persuasion omfgs.) But it's game with botanical/entomological opportunities, so I'm in.
Dusty and dust root. They'd probably smile if they weren't about to be jumped by a Kreet stalker, little baskets won't let people botanise in peace FFS
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What's that I see? I think it's the wild, puts the fear of God in me.
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