Brain Tree

These organic structures are so called because of the vaguely brain-like growths on the ends of their branches.

— In-Game Descrption

Brain Trees are a species of Fungal Life that have been found on the surfaces of airless planets and moons across the galaxy. They resemble Earth-like trees with a brain-shaped structure at the end of its branches. They are resilient organisms that absorb minerals via their subsurface roots and energy via their outer skin.

Distance[]

Minimum distance between two genetic samples: 100 m

Conditions of occurrence[]

Planets types: planets with no atmosphere, with volcanic activity
Brain Trees are only present in certain areas. The current assumption is that these areas are located around the Guardian ruins, however this connection is not yet completely certain.

A practical consequence is that when Brain Trees are found in one system, one can expect to find them in other nearby systems.

Types[]

There are 8 known types of Brain Trees:

Aureum Brain Tree
Gypseeum Brain Tree
Lindigoticum Brain Tree
Lividum Brain Tree
Ostrinum Brain Tree
Puniceum Brain Tree
Roseum Brain Tree
Viride Brain Tree

The type of Brain Trees is conditioned by the type of planet, the temperature but also the presence in the system of an Earth-like world, or a gas giant with water-based life.

The table below shows the conditions suitable for each type of Brain Tree:

TYPE (LOG)	TYPE (CODEX)	TEMPERATURE	ELW / GG WBL	METAL-RICH	HMC	ROCKY	ROCKY ICY
Aureus	Aureum	300K - 500K	X	X	X
Ostrinus	Ostrinum	Any	X	X	X
Puniceus	Puniceum	Any	X	X	X
Cymatilis	Lindigoticum	300K - 500K	X		X	X
Carpasinus	Gypseeum	200K - 300K	X			X
Livens	Lividum	300K - 500K	X			X
Viridans	Viride	100K - 270K	X				X
Roseus	Roseum	200K - 500K		X	X	X	X

Locations[]

To date, Brain Trees have been found only on planets and moons that featured some form of volcanism, and most commonly in ejecta craters near Guardian Ruins on those worlds. They occur as large, clustered fields containing dozens of trees.

Fields of Brain Trees have been found at the following locations. Canonn's sheet has a full list of locations.

System	Planet	Coordinates	Notes
IC 2391 Sector ZE-A d101	C 3 A	11.44, 48.43	Source^[1]
Synuefe ZL-J d10-119	7 A^[2]		In a big white crater
Synuefe XO-P c22-17	D 3	15.9644, -58.3246
Synuefe XO-P c22-17	D 3	-31.2500, -14.5000
Skaudai JP-A c29-5	3 A	51.6873, 78.0507
Synuefe IM-M b37-0	C 1	-16.5370, -153.8830	Source^[3]
Synuefe FG-T c18-2	2 A	-19.1324, -158.0520	Source^[3]
Synuefe FG-T c18-2	2 A	-145.9334, -38.9945	Source^[3]
Synuefe RD-J b39-0	1	18.3586, -147.7967	Source^[3]
Synuefe RD-J b39-0	1	27.2756, -65.1900	Source^[3]
Synuefe FL-O b36-0	1 A	-40.2857, 90.8835	Source^[3]
Synuefe JG-C B46-2	2 A 5 A	-9.9153 -31.6105
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-132	3 A	-11.4705, -158.6886
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-132	3 A	4.2436, -135.2457
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-132	3 A	28.3746, -80.9054
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-132	3 A	-28.6752, 41.5503
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-132	3 A	1.4349, 69.7097
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-132	3 A	-18.0967, 65.1589
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	45.7145, 137.9279
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	73.7333, 154.0472
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	-60.9550, -0.6100
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	-44.4518, 170.3696
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	-36.3477, -16.1031
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	-23.0319, 157.8578
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	41.0314, -98.2878
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	-52.8251, 91.0922
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	7.3188, -34.5612
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	15.4656, -56.5482
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	10.5545, -147.0068
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 C	-48.7309, -61.7206
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 D	-38.6314, -52.2828
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 D	-46.2607, 151.5397
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 D	10.2399, -51.6732
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	1 D	60.3424, -36.1493
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	22.9754, 131.8426
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	-19.9226, 39.7869
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	-20.6433, 44.6864
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	42.2449, 0.3044
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	-10.7553, -134.5443
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	51.0526, -128.7310
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	-78.6023, 35.7195
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	25.5224, -35.4157
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	13.2750, -78.5221
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	50.3488, 87.1077
Pro Eurl MS-U d2-125	2 A	-6.5748, 94.4057
Praea Euq JQ-F b12-1	2 A	-56.9510, -34.0042
Praea Euq JQ-F b12-1	2 A	-22.6785, -54.2779
Praea Euq JQ-F b12-1	2 A	-14.0996, -42.9089
Praea Euq JQ-F b12-1	2 A	-8.7014, -37.8919
Praea Euq JQ-F b12-1	2 A	-13.8678, 119.5304
Praea Euq JQ-F b12-1	2 A	28.8192, 138.4622
Col 173 Sector FN-R b34-3	2		10 locations
Col 173 Sector QH-T b33-0	3 A		7 locations
Flyua Dryoae HE-E d13-20	5 A		6 locations
Flyua Dryoae HE-E d13-20	5 B		11 locations
Flyua Dryoae HE-E d13-20	7 A		3 locations

Videos[]

Elite Dangerous Guardians - Organic Trees?

Space Fruit Catalogue Elite Dangerous

Gallery[]

References[]

[1] A Trip Through the Space Trees!

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/5qm8vv/2nd_set_of_brain_trees/

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 6 Brain Tree Sites Found In 4 Days. Here Are Your Coordinates. - 28 March 2018 - Reddit

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