They can be broken up to produce a fine powder akin to Blaze Powder. Cinderpearl is the hottest flower, and can be found in deserts.Instead of nectar, these flowers produce Quicksilver when breaking them with your hand. Shimmerleaf is the strange, glowing flower that only grows in the shadow of Silverwood trees.The trees' magical nature is such that aura nodes often form within their hearts-this feature alone makes Silverwood Sapling (Thaumcraft 4) a prize beyond all measures. Their Leaves shimmer with magical energy and their pale, soft Wood is valued for its purifying properties. Silverwood Trees are the rare and magical trees and a wondrous sight.Their Wood is able to absorb impressive amounts of magic making it a popular component in the crafting of magical devices. Greatwood Trees are very large and majestic trees that can be found dotted all over the countryside.Thaumcraft 4 adds some magical plants to the game: Wands can be crafted from different wand cores and caps rarer ones will boast higher vis capacities and vis discount bonuses respectively. It can also be attached with wand foci to give certain abilities.

The wand (and after more research the staff and the scepter) is the player's primary tool for interacting with magical objects. Wands Main article: Wands, Staves, and Scepters (Thaumcraft 4) The player can then browse through the discoveries and click on them to show more detailed information and any crafting recipes associated with those discoveries. Whenever the player successfully researches something and uses the resulting scroll, it will automatically be added to the Thaumonomicon.

It lists all the discoveries the player has made so far and gives them a general impression of how much is left to learn. The Thaumonomicon is a reference book of all things thaumaturgical. To craft the Thaumonomicon, the player must first create a Wand and right-click with it on a Bookshelf that is placed in the world. To start one's magic adventure into Thaumcraft 4 the player will need a Thaumonomicon.

Thaumonomicon Main article: Thaumonomicon (Thaumcraft 4)

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