Tooth SnaretrapPiscatrix aculeata
Angiosperms
Tooth snaretrap, also known as stinging fisher (Piscatrix aculeata, "stinging fisher"), is a carnivous, maritime plant populating the panthalassic ocean of Hyperborea.
While usually found sprouting in clusters around shallow coasts, snaretrap has been found to thrive in deeper waters. It cannot survive without a constant source of salt water; dry land variants are uncommon and possess significantly longer roots that extend into nearby oceans. Tidal zones will often affect how far stinging fishers will spread, although hardier versions can grow along cliffsides like vines (Hyperborean tides are very weak). Snaretrap has been known to close its petals to conserve moisture and lessen pyrlight exposure.
Microbes and small fish make up the ordinary snaretrap diet; cliffside snaretrap, on the other hand, have evolved to consume insects, algae, mosses, and other species that live nearby, making them larger than their kin. Prey are lured in by a combination of hypnotizing petals, seeds, and scents; snaretrap also release chemicals that stimulate hunger. This, when paired with its toothsome taste, makes for a nefarious combination.
Said flavor has lead to its inclusion in North City cuisine, particularly as flavoring for drinks. When its flowy, seaweed-like leaves are dried out, snaretrap transforms into a delicious, salty snack (often served with said drinks in a package deal). Medicinally, it has been used as an appetite stimulant.
Stinging fisher grows in a variety of colors, with purple being the most prevalent. The beautiful patterning of their flowers has made them a popular design choice for jewelry and other ornamentations, though the plants themselves are less seen as gifts (namely due to their living conditions). Snaretrap are overall seen as the symbol of Norðri, featuring prominently on their city flag and being used as the city's insignia/stamp for denoting the origin of products.