Kingdom: Plantae, taxa angiospermae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta taxa dicotlydeon

Family: Rosaceae (theory)

Genus: Not Available

Species: Not Available

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Scientist(s) on expedition: Carlotta Esquierda, Ellis Whitman, Ana Friedman, Wanda Ting

Scientist(s) collecting samples: Carlotta Esquierda

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Sample taken from backyard of Night Vale resident, name of Old Woman Josie at oh-nine-hundred hours and thirty-six minutes in the morning on the twenty-seventh day of December in the year two-thousand-and-thirteen. 

Sample grew on a bush. Although looking similar in appearance to common roses, there were no thorns on the stems and bushes grew no taller than a foot from the ground. No vine varieties of the plant were visible or found when investigation took place. 

Petals of the flower were a pale blue in the center, electric blue towards the edge, and a bright fuschia at the very edges. Dots of the fuschia pigment extended inward to the center, but not any further than the end of the pale blue pigmentation. Leaves were smooth, similar to those of a daisy. Stems looked woody, and felt somewhat rough to the touch. Plants seem to be self-pollinated.

Sample(s) taken:

1 Section of a stem

1 Whole petal

1 Bulb

1 Stem (with head, petals, leaves attached)

1 Pot with special blend of soil, created by Old Woman Josie (to keep plants alive; will be tested later for chemical components)

Notes: Plants began to curl, not in cell death, when touched. Said to glow in cold temperatures (may be due to temperature sensitive bio-luminescent particles). 

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Further testing on plant to be done in lab. 

Whole stem (1) will be grown in incubation chamber with conditions similar to those of the yard specimen was found in, grown with same watering schedule, grown with simulated light from bulb. Bulb (1) will also be grown in the same simulation to observe growth process.

Track of the Day #498

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