Bulbuli Eterna

Bulbuli Eterna
The Bulbuli Eterna, or Ceanothus Lateriflorus, is a very rare vegetable found in the Bridgedale Woods and the Enchanted Jungle.

General Information
The Bulbuli Eterna is often only 3 to 5 inches in height above the ground, but their roots can extend beneath the surface by up to 2 feet. The exposed portion of the root is usually a purple or maroon color with a speckled patch of orange towards the top, swaddled in a bed of leaves beneath it.



Name Origin
The Bulbuli Eterna receives its name from the Latin words “bulbulus,” meaning “small bulb,” and “eterna,” meaning “everlasting.” Thus, the Bulbuli Eterna is more informally referred to as the everlasting bulb.



Further Information
This plant is dubbed the everlasting bulb due to its near inability to spoil. The Bulbuli Eterna takes approximately five months to ripen, which will be indicated by the presence of speckles on the crest of the root. After it has ripened, the Bulbuli Eterna will possess a sweet, rich, creamy taste, and will only improve with age. Prior to being plucked, it is impossible, with no exception, for a Bulbuli Eterna to spoil. However, once it has been uprooted or severed, it will rot rapidly. The riper the root, the faster it rots, which unfortunately prevents these immortal bulbs from being distributed.

Because of their short life after being harvested, they are often eaten directly from the ground, by simply being bitten from above to ensure ripeness. While the bulbs themselves are very safe to consume, ingestion of the leaves may cause severe nausea, often accompanied by hallucinations.