40k Dangerous Terrain - Flora

The home world of the Bogan Tribe is called Terror Australis. A world of only one small continent, and bypassed by most colonising expeditions for two reasons. Only the coastal section of the continent is able to be settled by any civilised people and the interior contains many terrifying natural dangers and the crazed remnants of old settlements.


Recently an Ork Roc crashed landed in the middle of the continent but its Ork forces were quickly killed by the flora and fauna of Terror Australis. Only some Grots managed to make it to the eastern coastal cities and towns where they took over. But that is a story for another time.


This post covers the dangerous Flora of Terror Australis.

Banksia Man eating Tree

The Banksia Man eating tree is the worst of the flora on Terror Australis. Its vines can go out and grab its victims and drag them to its waiting mouths to be devoured and turned into fertiliser.

Here the Space Rangers are too late to save one of their brethren from another chapter who moved too close to a waiting Banksia Tree. The Space Rangers  cant get too close as other Banksia trees are to the left and right. The Banksia trees often grow in circular groves where any unfortunate victim can be trapped and passed around from tree to tree.

The Summer Snap Dragon

This is slightly less dangerous than the Banksia tree. With less reach its victims have to be especially unwary. It often grows near Drop Bear ranges and relies on near misses from Drop Bears to send victims running in a panic close to the Snap Dragons so it can grab them.

Like the Banksia tree it crunches on its victims to make a good fertiliser so it can grow. Its victims bones lay around it.

Here the Space Rangers get the measure of this foe.

Un-exploded Ordinance

While not strictly a Floral pest, the bush of Terror Australis hides the remains of thousands of un-exploded bombs, missiles and artillery shells of the millions that have been fired into it with the aim of pacifying the environment. Despite all these bombs, the flora and fauna of the land is still as viscous as ever.

Some say the effect of all these bombs and various chemical attacks have made the situation worse.

Anyway, anyone foolish enough to explore the bush of Terror Australis need to keep a wary eye out for any un-exploded hardware.

Here the Space Rangers check out a missile barrage that did not make its target.