Burst Cap

Burst Cap
The Burst Cap, or Parthenium Bractaetum, is an uncommon mushroom that can be found in caves in the Enchanted Jungle.

General Information
The Burst Cap is typically only between 2 and 4 inches in height, with a cap potentially adding up to 1.5 inches in height. The Burst Cap has a light blue stalk with a light grey cap possessing a royal blue spot in its center.

Name Origin
The Burst Cap is simply named so due to its ability to burst with gunpowder once it has absorbed the necessary nutrients.

Further Information
The Burst Cap’s royal blue portion is actually an expandable sac, rather than a simple marking. This sac fills up with charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur absorbed from mineral-rich caves, forming gunpowder. One can know when a Burst Cap is able to burst once the outermost portion of its bulb is a light sky blue color.

The Burst Cap will usually only burst when touched, but will occasionally burst at random. It usually takes close to 2 days for a Burst Cap to be able to erupt its gunpowder. When it does eventually burst, it releases about a cubic inch of gunpowder upwards in a large, sparking billow, while its cap deflates and retracts much like a released airbag.

Ingestion of the Burst Cap provides little to no nutritional benefits, but is harmless.