Cryptoania

The Cryptoania was a plant native to the Green Planet.

Biology
A cluster of small plants, with buds that are closed by sheaths like tiny fists, clutching tight the enclosure of the fruit. It is a highly prized plant to the Asogian s as it only blossoms a thousand years. The natives believe that when it blooms, a secret unfolds, concerning the destiny of their planet in that the Cryptoania alone, of all living things on the Green Planet, can feel such designs. The secret is revealed when a person drinks the tea from the Cryptoania, opening up a vivid vision to the drinker.

Appearance

 * E.T. The Book of the Green Planet by William Kotzwinkle