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Brownbark

Shrub type: Deciduous (Stores water in its stem)

This colossal shrub grows up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 133 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has dozens of branched, straight stems covered in very thick, silky, brown-green bark, and the wood inside is light brown.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with dozens of twigs that and are covered with thick bunches of giant, finger-like, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are solid dark brown with grey dots, flimsy and sticky.

It produces many medium-sized, lilac flowers with 4 heart-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have the faintest scent that smells like something putrid. In early autumn it forms tinysilver, tough-shelled seeds.

It can absorb up to 9 times its own weight in water.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It aggressively steals nutrients from other large plants (but not each other).