#alienses

A common ornamental among the Twowi, several varieties of silverstem are cultivated for their unique structural metallic shimmer- a trait heavily prized throughout time and often features in Twowi courtship literature. This particular specimen is an exceptional early sprouting variety which sends out its yellow foliage with the autumnal rains- called the "longing pangs" for the habit, and is associated with off-season pining and historically was a common allegory for doomed pairings initiated by tragic hero archetype gifters. This cultivar is now considered endangered and rarely seen outside a few small settlements of the southern escarpment.

Photo taken late Autumn (Cooling Rains) in the Soo-whik clan compound, village of Korkuik. Part of a larger ethnographic study following interviews with reciever Tuuun over a five year period.