The Singing Fern is a spiky little plant common to mountainsides all over Arborea. It is a favored food of tough mouthed herbivores such as wild pigs and goats. It sprawls over large sections of the ground, often choking out other plants. The leaves are the tiny ones common to ferns, dozens of these arms come out from the short central stalk. Pale blue flowers cover the base of each leaf stalk in the spring.
Sunlight causes each of the plant's tiny leaves to open and soak in its energy. Cold weather or a tough wind will make the hard petals come together forming tiny spikes. Each containing a small seed that grazing animals will scatter in their dung. Pressure on the spikes can leave a cut on an ungloved hand. The plant gets its name from the sound of wind through its spikes. It creates a high pitched haunting melody that rises and falls with the wind speed. Many people have planted the ferns near their homes to take advantage of both its protective and musical properties.
