Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Fritillaria Delavayi

This is a Chinese herb plant that

Has medicinal qualities.

Wild in high mountain habitat,

It has been sought for centuries

By humans plucking its bulbs, and

With bright flowers and leaves it be

Easy to find sprouting from land.

So this plant genetically

Is becoming  more brown and gray

To blend in with the ground around,

To camouflage in such a way

So it's not so easily found.

Apparently this plant can sense

The need to change for self defense.