Changes: Singing plant

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Talosian Singing Plant 2257 — Talosian singing plant

Spock likes the sound — Spock's reaction to the sound of the plants

The singing plant was a plant native to Talos IV. It was a blue plant with a single, broad lily pad-shaped leaf on a long stem, and sometimes featured a white flower on top. While blooming, the leaves shape changes slightly and its edges go from smooth to jagged. It could be found growing among the many boulders and plains that made up the planet's surface.

Talosian Singing Plant Closeup — Closeup of the flower

As its structure vibrated in the near constant winds on the planet's surface, the Talosian singing plant emitted a beautiful, wailing chime, which was very pleasing to the ear. Holding the plant's leaf still in one's hands would cause the song to cease, and cause the plant to close up, but it would resume again once let go.

In 2254, Spock reacted to the sound of the plant with joy, as did Michael Burnham when she visited the planet in 2257.

Terran emperor Philippa Georgiou told Captain Leland that in the Terran universe, she destroyed the Talosians and their "stupid singing plants". (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I"; DIS: "If Memory Serves")

Listen to the Talosian singing plant^file info

Background information

The script of "The Cage" describes the noise produced by this kind of plant as "a musical flute-like sound" and characterizes the plant itself as "a plant with paper-thin rigid leaves which vibrate in the breeze. [Spock] blows on it, produces new musical notes." The script continues with a bracketed production note that reads, "These wind-plant sounds will identify and set mood for all our scenes on the surface of Talos IV."

The sounds created by this type of plant were actually provided by Star Trek composer Alexander Courage. ("The Menagerie, Part I" text commentary)

The Talosian singing plant was featured on the unseen cover of the Handbook of Exobiology alongside a Kaferian apple. (ENT: "Strange New World")

Apocrypha

These plants were referred to as windsingers in Trek literature. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

External link

Talosian singing plant (β)

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-[[File:Talosian singing plant.jpg|thumb|Talosian singing plant]]
+[[File:Talosian Singing Plant 2257.jpg|thumb|Talosian singing plant]]
-The '''Talosian singing plant''' was a [[plant]] native to [[Talos IV]]. It was a blue plant with a single, broad lilypad-shaped leaf on a long stem. It could be found growing among the many boulders and plains that made up the [[planet]]'s surface.
+[[File:Spock likes the sound.jpg|thumb|Spock's reaction to the sound of the plants]]
+The '''singing plant''' was a [[plant]] native to [[Talos IV]]. It was a blue plant with a single, broad lily pad-shaped leaf on a long stem, and sometimes featured a white [[flower]] on top. While blooming, the leaves shape changes slightly and its edges go from smooth to jagged. It could be found growing among the many [[boulder]]s and plains that made up the [[planet]]'s surface.
+[[File:Talosian Singing Plant Closeup.jpg|thumb|left|Closeup of the flower]]
+As its structure vibrated in the near constant winds on the planet's surface, the Talosian singing plant emitted a beautiful, wailing chime, which was very pleasing to the [[ear]]. Holding the plant's [[leaf]] still in one's hands would cause the song to cease, and cause the plant to close up, but it would resume again once let go.
+In [[2254]], [[Spock]] reacted to the sound of the plant with [[joy]], as did [[Michael Burnham]] when she visited the planet in [[2257]].
-As its structure vibrated in the near constant winds on the planet's surface, the Talosian singing plant emitted a beautiful, wailing chime, which was very pleasing to the ear. Holding the plant's leaf still in one's hands would cause the song to cease, but it would resume again once let go. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I}})
+[[Terran emperor]] [[Philippa Georgiou]] told [[Captain]] [[Leland]] that in the [[Terran universe]], she destroyed the Talosians and their "''stupid singing plants''". ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I}}; {{DIS|If Memory Serves}})
-{{bginfo|The script of "The Cage" describes the noise produced by this kind of plant as "a musical flute-like sound" and characterizes the plant itself as "''a plant with paper-thin rigid leaves which vibrate in the breeze. <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Spock]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> blows on it, produces new musical notes.''" The script continues with a bracketed production note that reads, "''These wind-plant sounds will identify and set mood for all our scenes on the surface of Talos IV.''"|The sounds created by this type of plant were actually provided by ''[[Star Trek]]'' composer [[Alexander Courage]]. ("The Menagerie, Part I" [[text commentary]])}}
+* {{audio|file=Talosian singing plant.ogg|text=Listen to the Talosian singing plant}}
+==See also==
+* [[Muktok plant]]
+==Background information==
+The script of "The Cage" describes the noise produced by this kind of plant as "''a musical [[flute]]-like sound''" and characterizes the plant itself as "''a plant with paper-thin rigid leaves which vibrate in the breeze. <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Spock]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> blows on it, produces new musical notes.''" The script continues with a bracketed production note that reads, "''These wind-plant sounds will identify and set mood for all our scenes on the surface of Talos IV.''"
+The sounds created by this type of plant were actually provided by ''[[Star Trek]]'' composer [[Alexander Courage]]. ("The Menagerie, Part I" [[text commentary]])
+The Talosian singing plant was featured on the unseen cover of the ''[[Handbook of Exobiology]]'' alongside a [[Kaferian apple]]. ({{ENT|Strange New World}})
+==Apocrypha==
+These plants were referred to as windsingers in Trek literature. {{Incite}}
+==External link==
+* {{mb|Talosian singing plant}}
 [[de:Talos-IV-Gesang-Pflanze]]
 [[Category:Plants]]
+[[Category:Deleted and unused material in background]]