Arric

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Arrics are one of the plant groups describable as trees on Pontret. They are easily recognisable by their partially-blue-green trunks and the thin divisions of the branches which form a fine lattice.

Morphology
Arrics can appear similar to widely-stemmed bamboo plants. The central stem is woody and unsegmented towards the base. Photosynthetic pigment is retained higher up the stem and the nodes which separate segments, further up still.

To support the plants, the centre of the trunks is not hollow, unlike some of it's relatives but is filled with a unique hardened pith, formed into a fine honeycomb, to help support the weight of older individuals and avoid snapping. The segments have fused here and the nodes are not visible on the surface. Further up the stem, the pith is softer and the stem is segmented.

The leaves only protrude from the top-most nodes. The leaves of arrics are strengthed with rods along the major veins which can become quite thick, though not brittle enough to snap easily under the weight of the leaf. This allows the leaves to grow quite large. Additionally, the leaves branch regularly and very often, except when in contact with another object or branching leaf. This results in a large lattice-work of leaves with an umbrella-like shape with the stem in the centre.