Oke'he (Oo-ke'HE)

Oke'he is a hardy flowering perennial plant that is native to the harsh tundras of Lexicon.

Basic Information

Biological Traits

They are herbaceous perennial plants with slender, dark-grey, grass-like leaves. The seed heads are covered in a fluffy mass of light grey cotton-like fibers, which are silky to the touch, that are carried on the wind to aid dispersal. It has "stiff grass-like foliage" consisting of long, narrow solidly dark grey leaves, which have a single central groove, and narrow from their 2–6-millimetre (0.08–0.24 in) wide base to a triangular tip. The leaves close up in the long night.
The seed heads come only when Roalas is at full fixed height in the sky and the period when Roalas is slowly moving in the sky. The time between flower to fruit or planting to harvest is very short, as it takes full advantage of the days in which Roalas is in the sky to fruit and to reproduce. It also grows very rapidly. Like all of Lexiconian life, oke'he also has the ability of charging , so it can support and nourish itself during the next twenty-seven days when Roalas isn't in the sky.

Additional Information

Uses, Products & Exploitation

The Lexiconians use oke'he to make and manufacture paper, pillows (stuffing), candle-wicks, and wound-dressings. They also use it for medicinal purposes and the treatment of digestive problems as well. Despite it's silky and gossamar touch, the bristles are unsuited for textile production as they are too brittle.
The seeds, stem, and leaves of oke'he are edible, and are often used in cooking, and have been described as tasting bitter.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Oke'he is found scattered all over Lexicon's frigid and harsh tundras, as well as the low mountain ranges, and is mostly concentrated in the vast expanses of open tundra.