Huygen's Flower

Huygen’s Flower
Huygen’s Flower, or Corylus Altissima, is a rare flower that grows in Bridgedale Woods, Mystic Forest, and Enchanted Jungle.

General Information
Huygen’s Flower is very large in diameter, but has a nearly nonexistent stem. Its diameter can span up to 38 inches, while its height rarely exceeds 6 inches. The 12 petals of the Huygen’s Flower are dark pink towards the tips and light pink closer to the center. Its center is bright yellow, and within that is a dark blue circle.

Name Origin
Huygen’s Flower receives its name from Christiaan Huygens, inventor of the clock. This is because Huygen’s Flower functions as a large clock.

Further Information
While the Huygen’s Flower is monocotic, as can be proven by its vascular patterns and number of petals, it possesses one leaf that appears to have a netted vascular system, a trait only present in dicots. However, this is simply a marking present in the “big hand” of the flower.

The Huygen’s Flower has 12 petals, each representing an hour of a traditional analog clock. As the day goes on, energy and oxygen are slowly released by each leaf, causing them to rotate around the central axis. Because the “big hand” has more surface area and, subsequently, stomata, it can expel oxygen much faster, propelling itself at a much higher rate.

Huygen’s Flower can be “read” by looking at the slender leaf with a parallel vascular system for the hour, and the larger, netted leaf for the minute.

Consumption of Huygen’s Flower is safe, but not recommended, as they are extremely rare, unpleasant in taste, and subpar in nutritional sustenance.