Fractus

are a type of plant which are most commonly found growing in the.

Prickle Effect
If a creature who is neutral with or disliked by Succulents walks over a fractus plant, the following effects occur:
 * The creature suffers 1 damage.
 * The creature will splatter blood over one or more adjacent tiles. This can result in the formation of a pool of (or whatever alternate type of liquid that the creature bleeds). This is an isolated single-turn effect; it is not the same as bleeding.

Creatures that are liked by Succulents (250 reputation or greater) will experience no effect when walking over a fractus plant.

Harvesting
Ripe will appear to have magenta dots on them, and these can be harvested into  by a creature with the Harvestry skill.