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'''Rockbuds''' are plants with rock-like shells onnative to [[Roshar]]. The term refers to all plants that have shells as well as to the "True" or "Common" Rockbud.{{book ref|sa1|1}} The shell protects the more sensitive organism within from [[highstorm]]s. After storms, tendrils reach out of the bud to lap up the water on the ground.
 
 
== Domestic Cultivation ==
 
The vines of domestic rockbuds have slower reactions than that of wild buds. {{book ref|sa2|}} the [[Listeners]] are known to accelerate growth of rockbuds using [[stormlight]] from [[gemstone]]s. Temperate climates will stunt the growth of rockbuds, in warmer areas buds can grow to the size of a mans head however in the colder frostlands they grow no bigger than a fist.{{bookref|sa2|13}}
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== Uses ==
 
Rockbuds provide a variety of uses. They contain watergourds which can be used for medicinal purposes, provide food for both [[chull]] and human consumption, and dried rockbud pulp is used in paper making.
 
Rockbuds vary in size growing up to as large as a man's head. Rockbuds are a highly useful. They contain watergourds which can be used in the treatment of wounded, they are used as food for both [[chull]]s and are cultivated by [[Listener]]s who use [[stormlight]] to encourage their growth. They will drink blood. In moister climates never quite pull into their shell completely. They hibernate in winter. can "eat away" at stone buildings if not scraped off. Rockbud bark is flammable. Dried rockbud pulp is used in paper making. They grow nearly everywhere, even on [[Tai-na]]. Some rockbuds blossom and some don't, and they have green vines.
 
== Notes ==