Claspetula indexis : Petal of Record
🔬 Scientific Name: Claspetula indexis
📎 Common Name: “The Tagging Thorn” or “Petal of Record”
🌱 Classification:
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Order: Caryophyllales
• Family: Dentofloridae
• Genus: Claspetula
• Species: indexis
🧬 Morphology:
• Central Axis: Thick, chisel-edged stem of pale mineral bone, shaped like a serrated stylus. Embedded along its sides are repeating grooves, as though pre-written with purpose.
• Bloom Node: Single radial socket at mid-stem from which five curved bone petals unfurl — each one barbed, semi-translucent, and stamped with a unique glyph index (never repeated across hosts).
• Tag Filaments: Ribbon-like extensions resembling surgical sutures trail from each petal, anchoring deeply into rib or scapular muscle. They tighten when the bloom is misread.
• Base Root: Like a screw. Drills slowly into the nearest flat bone plate until secure. Rotation audible under skin.
🦴 Osteofusion:
• Grows directly from dermis but descends inward during rooting, ultimately anchoring to the sixth rib or clavicle base.
• Once fused, the bloom emits glyph pulses that align with ONYXBONE classification sequences.
• Known to rewrite bone density signatures with taxonomic metadata — like a botanical passport fused into rib.
🧠 Traits:
• Indexing Function: Every specimen is traceable, scannable, and classified through its glyph-petals.
• Misreading Reflex: If misnamed or handled improperly, the bloom tightens its tag filaments — crushing adjacent muscle.
• Record Longevity: Fossilized versions remain perfectly readable for over 8,000 years.
📍 Habitat:
• Implanted during naming rituals, jurisdictional transitions, or final mnemonic approvals.
• Found in archive corpses, bone-adjudicated emissaries, and ONYXBONE diplomats.
⚠️ Risk Profile:
• [G8-I] – Safe only if properly named and read. Taxonomic rejection may result in spontaneous ossification collapse.
• Cannot be removed. Cannot be forged. The bloom knows.
📝 Notes:
• “It bloomed the moment they confirmed my purpose.”
• “The glyphs weren’t decorative. They were my role.”
• “When they tried to remove it, the tags pulled tighter. She died named.”