<previous next>

Azurepetal

Flower type: Perennial (Stores water in its leaves)

This small flower grows up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. Its lime green stem is very thin and splits into 3 branching stems at the base, and the small, lime green leaves are slender, pointed with rounded edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and a pair of leaves grow at the base of the flower head.

5 to 11 medium-sized flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide, with petals that are azure on the edges and slate at the center. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 50 curved petals. They fall easily.

It has a scent that varies in strength that smells like sugar, and it has copious amounts of pollen. It is pollinated by the wind, but is also visited by a variety of insects.

It is suitable for use as a construction material
Several parts of the moss have medicinal properties.
Their seeds have hallucinogenic properties.