Nightrain
Faya auris
Lunaraceae (the Moon family)
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Description
An aquatic plant floating on still water with submerged root systems. Leaves are translucent and veined with gold, visible when backlit.
Bell-shaped flowers hang in nodding racemes, colored pearl white. Blooms in the presence of kindness.
Habitat
Appears in gardens that have been tended with love for generations.
Traditional Uses
The root makes a mordant dye ranging from grey to silver depending on preparation.
Folklore
Folk wisdom holds that it should never be brought indoors.
Similar Species
Resembles Duskthorn.
Conservation
Not evaluated - may not actually exist.
Field Notes
Fragrance is strongest just after rain.