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Copper

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This average-sized shrub grows up to 3 feet (91.4 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 123 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous very thick, slanted stems covered in thick, rough, brown and grey bark, and the wood inside is yellow.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with thousands of twigs that and are covered with small amounts of giant, wispy, leaves with ripped edges. The leaves themselves are copper and cream, frail and waxy.

In mid-spring it produces a thick sheet of medium-sized, blood red flowers with stiff, pointed petals. They detach easily and have a faint scent that smells like freshly baked bread.

The leaves are bitter, but very healthy.
It is suitable for creating fine, soft textiles
Their seeds have hallucinogenic properties.
It only grows on the most fertile lands.