Serpentwood

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 160 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of stocky, crooked stems covered in waxy, black with white speckled bark, and the wood inside is mahogany-coloured.

The branches are very long and thin with dozens of twigs that and are covered with thick bunches of huge, spear shaped, leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are faded purple on the edges and grey at the center, flimsy and clammy.

It produces copious amounts of medium-sized, gold flowers with sickle shaped petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They are sturdy and have an overpowering scent that smells like rotten egg. In mid-autumn it forms giantcrimson, winged seeds that float and land far away.