Justice Plant

Justice Plant
The Justice Plant, or Rhus Tenacissima, is an uncommon fruit-bearing plant present in Bridgedale Woods.

General Information
A typical Justice Plant stands about 24 inches off the ground at average, while its fruits, called justice fruits, are about 7 inches at their longest dimension when ripe. Each justice fruit is bright blue with a wavy yellow stripe encompassing its center horizontally.

Name Origin
The Justice Plant received its name due to its archaic usage in the justice system. It was believed that one fruit was cursed, while the other was safe to consume. During skirmishes in which a ruling could not be made, either party would consume one justice fruit. The one that lived was deemed innocent, while the one that died was simply guilty and ill-starred to receive the “cursed” fruit.

Further Information
While justice fruits are very sweet in taste, they can also be very dangerous to consume. The seed of a Justice Plant contains trace amounts of osmium, an extremely dense and poisonous element. Osmium tends to bond to itself, so, as the plant begins to fork, the osmium travels to only one fruit. Because of osmium’s extreme density, the fruit containing the osmium droops farther down than the fruit that is safe to consume.