Altivermis commemoris : “The Witness Spire” or “Candle of the Named”
🔬 Scientific Name: Altivermis commemoris
🕯️ Common Name: “The Witness Spire” or “Candle of the Named”
🌱 Classification:
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Order: Liliales
• Family: Commemoraceae
• Genus: Altivermis
• Species: commemoris
🧬 Morphology:
• Ascent Column: A tall, tapering stalk composed of spiraled cortical segments, resembling fused vertebrae extruded into a helix. Entire column is matte-white, faintly luminescent at tip.
• Crown-Flame Bloom: The terminal bloom appears as a fixed flame of bone-petal filaments — soft-looking, but sharp. It emits no light, only the *illusion* of light, as registered through ocular glyph receptors.
• Ritual Rings: At staggered intervals along the stalk are bony ridges, each bearing a unique sigil — known to align wit... See more