Mouthwater

Plant Type

Weed

Rarity

Common

Description

Despite the strange sound of this plant's name, these are not aquatic based weeds, but are instead found within the inner reaches of the desert, and mesa. This fauna is most often found to be seen in dried out colors, blending in with the heavy plain colors of the desert, allowing them to be almost undetectable to those without a keen eye. The Mouthwater grows in a bulb like manner, often holding thick leaves around it's outside edges with a series of loosely colored flowers on it's top being no more than a foot or so across it's base. Within these hollowed out plant structures the plant produces a slightly sweet water in which it stores its food in the form of a sugary type glucose substance mixed with water for long periods of drought or seasons without rain. The flesh of the plant are considered sour to the taste, and can be used for dishes or made into types of candies. The roots of the weed like many other types of invaders are extremely long, digging deep into the ground for any possibility of water below the surface, making them very difficult to extract and or replant without causing them damage.

Location

These bulbs are found solely in the confines of the desert and mesa regions, unable to keep their camouflage elsewhere.

Development

These weeds spread easily with enough food, often expanding heavily in number during wet seasons. They move and spread by dropping their seed pods upon collecting pollen, to which the winds and sands will move the pods to another location if not picked up by an animal to which they will take root if finding enough solid sediment, especially enjoying old river beds, or areas with possible underground water channels.

Material Properties

• This bulb plant produces a sweet sugary water which can help quench thirst in small quantities, however if consumed to often, can have alcoholic like affects, eventually causing hallucinations for a few hours.
• The flesh of this plant are sour and can be used for food flavoring or turned into candy.
• The roots of this plant are extremely long and fibrous, allowing for cloth weaving for normal day to day undergarments within the desert.

Alchemical Properties

• The sweet water in this plant is a very potent hallucinogen, and is often used in many ways.

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