Elanthian Flora Volume I
Elanthian Climate Zones:
Temperate Climate Temperate climates are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). The changes between summer and winter are generally invigorating without being frustratingly extreme. There are two types of temperate climate: maritime and continental. The maritime climate is strongly influenced by the oceans, which maintain fairly steady temperatures across the seasons. Since the prevailing winds are westerly in the temperate zones, the western edge of continents in these areas experience most commonly the maritime climate. Such regions include Wehnimer's Landing and much of the Elven Nations.
Tropical Climate:
Much of the tropical climate zone experiences hot and humid weather, with an abundance of rainfall, due to the active vertical uplift or convection of air that takes place. During certain times of the year, rain can occur every day. Nevertheless, this area still receives considerable sunshine, and with the excessive rainfall, provides ideal growing conditions for luxuriant vegetation. Because substantial heat is used up in evaporation and rain formation, temperatures in the tropics rarely move into the extreme range, keeping a constant with slight fluctuations. At night, when the abundant cloud cover forms and restricts heat loss, temperatures fall no lower than a few degrees. This varies little throughout the year. The seasons, so far as they do exist, are distinguished not as warm and cold periods, but by variation of rainfall and cloudiness. Tropical climates are mainly ascribed to islands or regions in equatorial zones.
Subtropical Climate:
The subtropical climate is unique in that the wet season coincides with the low sun or winter period. Summers are dry and total annual precipitation ranges somewhere between more than a pitcherful and less than a trough per year. Temperatures are moderated by maritime influence and fogs associated with the cold ocean currents. The result is a very limited, but predictable, growing season when there is both sufficient soil moisture and adequately warm temperatures. Many plants are adapted to withstand drought. Though the subtropical biome is characterized by shrubs, in most regions these can be evergreens with small, leathery leaves or leaves that are so reduced as to appear needle-like. Many typical members of the shrub flora are aromatic (for example, sage, rosemary, thyme, and oregano) and contain highly flammable oils. This kind of climate would typically be found in areas like Kharam Dzu (Teras Isle) and River's Rest.
Desert Climate:
Deserts are areas where the rainfall is so low as to sustain very scanty scrub vegetation, or no vegetation at all. The rainfall in desert areas is less than what might fill a small pitcher per year, and some years may experience no rainfall at all. The hot deserts are situated in the subtropical climate zone where there is unbroken sunshine for the whole year due to the stable descending air and high pressure. Here, maximum temperatures of 1050 to 1150 are common, although during colder periods of the year, night temperatures can drop to freezing or below due to the exceptional radiation loss under the clear skies. Such areas include the Sea of Fire and the southern wastelands.
Coastal/Semi-Desert Climate:
The coastal/semi-desert climate is a special type of climate that describes a regime of hot summer drought and winter rain, and is north of the subtropical climate zone. In summer, the high pressure belts of the subtropics drift in -- coincident with substantially higher temperatures and little rainfall. During the winter, the high-pressure belts drift back out, and the weather becomes more dominated by the rain-bearing low-pressure depressions. While usually mild, such areas can experience cold snaps when exposed to the icy winds of the large continental interiors, where temperatures can drop below freezing for very short periods of time. This kind of climate would typically be found in areas like Solhaven and its environs.
Temperate Climate:
Temperate climates are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). The changes between summer and winter are generally invigorating without being frustratingly extreme. There are two types of temperate climate: maritime and continental. The maritime climate is strongly influenced by the oceans, which maintain fairly steady temperatures across the seasons. Since the prevailing winds are westerly in the temperate zones, the western edge of continents in these areas experience most commonly the maritime climate. Such regions include Wehnimer's Landing and much of the Elven Nations.
Polar Climate:
The polar regions are perpetually covered by snow and ice throughout the year. In these high latitude regions, the sun is never high enough in the sky to cause appreciable melting and the temperature rarely rises above freezing. During the long polar nights, which can last several months at the poles, temperatures can fall to extremely low values. Polar climates tend to be dry because the descending air is cold and lacks significant moisture, precluding the formation of clouds and snowfall. Some polar regions receive less than a pitcher of precipitation each year, and can be as dry as hot deserts. The polar region climate is typical of the ice-covered Icemule Trace and Pinefar.
Low Brush and Bushes
Name: Ambrominas
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Bearberry (alpine)
Description: Mat-forming shrubs, especially native to temperate zones, bearing small leathery leaves, white or pinkish urn-shaped flowers, and red berrylike fruits.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Bilberry (dwarf)
Description: See Blueberry (below). This smaller version of the plant produces a smaller, more tart berry.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Blueberry
Description: White to reddish, urn-shaped or tubular flowers and edible blue to blue-black berries, amid small green oval leaves. Favored to eat fresh off the bush or baked into pies, tarts, and muffins. Makes a good jam, too.
Found In: All except Teras Isle.
Other Names: None.
Name: Boxwood
Description: An ornamental, dark evergreen shrub, usually trimmed into hedges or topiary. Rare varieties can bear variated yellow and green foliage.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Calamia
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Cuctucae
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Currants
Description: A deciduous, spineless shrub native chiefly to temperate climate zones, bearing flowers in racemes with edible, variously-colored berries. Thought to be a member of the grape family, as the dried berries resemble tiny raisins, with a less sweet flavor. The berries are used in jams and baked goods, and often flavor sauces and beverages.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Daggit
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Elderberry
Description: The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of the common elder, sometimes used to make wine or preserves.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Gooseberry
Description: A spiny shrub with lobed leaves, greenish flowers, and edible translucent, greenish to yellow or red berries. Good for baking or preserves.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Grumbleberry
Description: A dwarven variety of berry, similar to the blackberry, but much larger and sweeter. The thorns along the vines are significantly longer than the tiny prickles of the blackberry, possibly lending to the name of fruit.
Found In: Commerically found in Icemule Trace.
Other Names: None.
Name: Heliotrope
Description: Small, highly fragrant purplish flowers amid a foliage of dark green.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Hemp
Description: A plant with fibrous skin or bark, which is used for making cloth and cordage.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Holly
Description: Trees or shrubs usually having bright red berries and glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins. Often used as a decoration, especially around solstice holidays.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Kerria (miniature)
Description: A small shrub with slender green stems, often pruned into decorative shapes.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Orris
Description: A variety of iris with white blossoms and a fragrant rootstock often ground and used in potpourris and sachets.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (guelder)
Description: Not really a rose. See Viburnum, below.
Name: Snowberry
Description: A shrub bearing small pinkish flowers and white berries.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Sovyn
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Thanot
Description: A sturdy, bluish shrub that grows in rocky soil, it is hardy to even high altitudes and in southern dry climates. The thanot has long enjoyed its reputation to protect against enchantment. It is still a practice in remote areas to place sprigs of thanot over the main door of the house and also worn on the person to ward off false enchantment -- the evil eye. The shrub is small, seldom as much as forty feet tall, and usually misshapen. Thanots produce vivid red berries, but possess long, poisonous barbs that make gathering the fruit a hazard. Examine a red thanot berry and you will discover that unlike many other fruits that bear just a round hollow or dimple opposite their stalks, it carries a tiny, five-pointed star, or pentagram -- the ancient magical symbol of protection.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: Thokot.
Name: Thornberry
Description: Pale pink berries grow within a thicket of thorny vines, making their sweet treasure difficult to harvest. Additionally, the prickly underside of the leafy foliage adds hinderance.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Traesharm
Description: These low berry bushes are often used to make decorative hedges, more prized for the showy green and white variated foliage than for the violet fruits.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Viburnum
Description: Potentially a quite large shrub or small tree, viburnum may reach three times the height of a giantkin, and be several feet wide at maturity. The leaves are smooth, bright green and arranged on green stems in opposite fashion. A healthy plant gives the impression of being quite robust and dense. Very mature specimens that have not been pruned will look more open and tree-like. Tiny white flowers are held in great panicles in spring, and are pleasingly fragrant. Berries are drupes that turn from red to black and are attractive to birds.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Winterberry
Description: A medium-sized shrub cascading with showy red berries.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Flowers:
Name: Alyssum
Description: Various weeds or ornamentals of the mustard family, having racemes of white or yellow flowers. Also called madwort. Often used in gardens as a border, slightly fragrant. If you're lucky, you might even find a sprig while foraging.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Amaranth
Description: An annual having dense green or reddish tiny flowers clustered in the angles between leaf and stem. Long, trailing stems have more or less oval leaves with long stalks.
Found In: Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Anenome
Description: Also called windflower. Short-lived blooms with paper-like petals. Often in bright hues of pink, purple, and orange, as well as white. Black center stamens. Does well in temperate climates.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Aster (golden)
Description: A plant bearing radiate flower heads with golden rays and a yellow center disk. Other varieties include blossoms in shades of white, pink, or violet with yellow disks. Dark green foliage and stalks, similar to those of the chrysanthemum family, make this flower suitable for arrangements. Often grown in cultivated gardens, or can be found running wild in meadows.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim
Other Names: None.
Name: Begonia
Description: Any of various tropical or subtropical plants widely cultivated as ornamentals for their usually asymmetrical, brightly colored leaves. Ranging from a pale green to a dark reddish-brown, the foliage offsets blooms in all shades of pink, orange, red, and white. A popular choice for gardens.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Blaestonberry
Description: Foamy cascades of white pink-centered blaestonberry are popular plants for climbing trellises or mixing with other creeping plants to create a good privacy screen. Stems of the blossoms can be used in arrangements, though they are short-lived. During the summer months, as the flowers mature, the plant produces a tasty fruit used in beverages and sweet treats.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Bleeding Heart
Description: Considered a member of the herb family, this perennial features arching clusters of pink to red, or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers with large, green foliage.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Bluebells (green leaf)
Description: A bulbous plant and member of the lily family with racemes of usually blue to pink bell-shaped flowers. Green leaf bluebells grow in Whistler's Pass between subalpine and tundra climates.
Found In: All except Teras Isle.
Other Names: None.
Name: Bougainvillea
Description: A woody shrub or vine having groups of three petallike, showy, variously colored bracts attached to the flowers, which are paperish in consistency. Loves sun and can be encouraged to climb. Blossoms range from white to hues of pink, and rare pastels of yellow and salmon.
Found In: Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Buttercups
Description: Considered an herb and member of the ranunculus family, the buttercup is native chiefly to temperate and cold regions. Has an acrid juice, often toothed or lobed leaves, and usually yellow or white flowers with numerous pistils. Mainly a wildflower, sometimes chained by children to form circlets. Try to forage for one to make your own!
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Butterflyweed
Description: A milkweed having showy clusters of usually bright orange flowers, the root of which can be used in medicine. Generally the dark green foliage is smaller in scale to the large blossom heads, and the stem contains a milky, glue-like sap. Attracts butterflies, as well as a variety of other insects.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Calamintha
Description: An erect, bushy plant with square stems, rarely more than a foot high, bearing pairs of opposite leaves, which, like the stems, are downy with soft hairs. The flowers are somewhat inconspicuous, drooping gracefully before expansion: the corollas are of a light purple color. A relative of the thyme and catnip families, and the larger mint family.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Carnation
Description: Any of numerous cultivated forms of a perennial plant having showy, variously colored, usually double, often fragrant flowers with fringed petals. Often grown for commercial use (arrangements) than for cultivated gardens. Although often white, they are frequently red and several shades of pink.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Clematis
Description: Any of various ornamental, mostly climbing plants native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having showy, variously colored (typically blue or purple, sometimes pink) flowers or decorative fruit clusters. Most often trained to grow on a trellis.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Clover
Description: A meadow-inhabiting wildflower, often in shades of red, pink, yellow, purple, and white. A good source for honeybees, resulting in a uniquely-flavored honey. Their colorful blossoms can be found when foraging.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Columbine
Description: Considered a member of the herb family, this perennial is native to north temperate regions and cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers that have petals with long hollow spurs. Makes an attractive addition in a garden and arrangements.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Crocus
Description: Short, flowering plants with colorful blossoms and thick, light green leaves. Often appears in spring, after the thaw. In some areas, the stamens are highly prized as an herb called saffron.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Daffodil
Description: Deep yellow to pale yellow, to cream and yellow blossoms. Gen erally a spring flower, generates from a bulb. Grows in just about every climate, especially where there is a wider range in seasonal temperatures. Good as a cut flower for arrangements.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Daisy
Description: One of several plants of the composite family, having flower heads with a yellow center and white rays. Low-growing, more exotic varieties have flower heads with pink or white rays. They may also be foraged in the wild.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Dandelion
Description: A plant of the composite family having many-rayed yellow flower heads and deeply notched basal leaves. Widely naturalized as a weed, it is used in salads and to make wine.
Found In: River's Rest, Ta'Illistim
Other Names: None.
Name: Delphinuris
Description: Tiny white flowers with deep blue centers grow in rounded, pillow-like clumps, their creeping stems often covering the surface of rocks and the base of trees. Sometimes grown as a ground cover in large rock gardens, but due to its tendency to spread tenaciously, the delphinuris is largely found in lush, coastal meadows.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Dragonstalk
Description: The dragonstalk is an annual plant whose soft, green stem, when in flower, thrusts upward several feet from a bed of lush, dark green foliage. The stark crimson blooms of the plant, which are similar to an orchid, contain a splash of yellow at the heart of the flower. For this reason many have noted the flower's resemblance to the snapping maw of a dragon -- very likely the source of its name. The large stems of this plant can hold dozens of blooms, and are very popular among Elven wom Elven Nations who use the flamboyant flower in large arrangements for their homes.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Dryad (mountain)
Description: Their yellow and white blossoms peek above a carpet of wooly evergreen leaves. They seem to thrive in colder climates than temperate and like higher elevations.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Edelweiss
Description: An alpine plant having leaves covered with a wooly, whitish down and small flower heads surrounded by conspicuous whitish bracts.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Flamestalk
Description: These flat, almost wing-like flowers feature three side-by-side petals, usually in a bright red hue with yellow tongues bearing a thin white stripe. The two outer petals are smaller and shorter, while the center petal is taller and comes to a twisting point. There can be several blossoms on one stalk, its surrounding tuft of thin, grass-like chartreuse foliage arching out and down in a cascade. Flamestalks are often treasured as a focal point for large arrangements or fanciful garden s.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Foxglove
Description: Considered a member of the herb family, foxglove has a long cluster of large, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and long, stalk-like leaves that are the source of a powerful medication. Though seldom used for health, as it can be poisonous when used incorrectly, the tall flowering plant is ideal for cultivated gardens and arrangements.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Freesia
Description: The freesia plant has pretty, one-sided clusters of highly fragrant tubular flowers, often shaded yellow, white, lavender, purple, or pink. A delightful and scented addition to simple arrangements.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Gardenia
Description: Large, round white waxy flower with dark green glossy leaves. Very fragrant and short-lived, grows on a bush in temperate climates, or cultivated gardens and green houses.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Geraniums
Description: A flowering plant with palmately divided leaves, widely cultivated for their rounded, often variegated leaves and showy clusters of red, pink, or white flowers. Unique to Elanthia is a "wild pink" variation, which is often foraged for brilliant color.
Found In: All except Icemule Trace and Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Goldenrod (mountain)
Description: Graceful, elongated clusters of small yellow flower heads that bloom in late summer or fall. Mostly found by foraging in the wilds and along roadsides.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Heather
Description: A low-growing shrub growing in dense masses and having small evergreen leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers. Will often grow in the wild, especially along hillsides or in meadows. Sometimes planted in gardens as a cultivated ornamental.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Hellebore
Description: An ornamental with large leaves and greenish flowers that yield a toxic alkaloid used medicinally.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Honeysuckle
Description: A vine-like plant with bright green leaves and pale to bright yellow blossoms. Highly fragrant, the blossoms are a favorite of bees.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Hostas
Description: Hostas most resemble a clump of leaves that love the shade and have lush bold leaf colors from spring until frost. Existing leaf colors include blue, gold, green and variegated with a multitude of leaf shapes, sizes and textures. Hostas flower in the summer, sending up a shoot upon which dozens of white (or blue and lilac) blooms will bud.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Hydrangea
Description: Puffy cloud-like cluster of flowers usually in pastel shades of blue, pink, and purple, or white. Large foliage. Prefers a temperate climate, not too hot or dry.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Imaera's Lace
Description: A climbing vine with deep green tendrils and small flowers consisting of many tiny white florets. Vines of Imaera's Lace grow in the Hearthstone herbalist's shack. Upon occasion, a sprig of Imaera's Lace may be nudged free by the wind and tumble down to land on the ground, and can be foraged. Imaera's Lace is one of the symbols of the goddess Imaera.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Iceblossom
Description: The ice blossom's tiny white flowers are so translucent, they almost appear to be frozen crystalline forms. However, the petals are surprisingly as soft as velvet and pleasingly fragrant. Short, spikey green foliage is drought resistant, making it appear as though this plant is distantly related to the succulents.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Iris
Description: A plant with long, sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers, which may range in color from white to deep purple. Irises grow in Hearthstone's rose garden. They may also be purchased at the Wehnimer's florist.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Jasmine
Description: A vine-like plant with green fern-like leaves, and bracts of very fragrant white flowers. Can be trained to climb, and makes a very pleasant addition to any garden. Good for making perfume and tea.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Lady's Slipper
Description: A variety of common orchid that has usually solitary, variously colored flowers with an inflated, pouchlike lip. Often white and stripped or blushed with dark purple. The light green foliage consists of a single stem and generally two long, bladed leaves that stay close to the root-base. Most frequently found wild, in woody settings.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Larkspur
Description: Tall spikes with flowers, generally in shades of blue, purple, and white, and can be foraged. Also known in some regions as Delphinium.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Lavender
Description: A dull green long needle-like leafed plant with tall stalks bearing pale purple blossoms and a distinctive scent. Laven der oil is often used in making perfume, and the dried leaves and blossoms are used in potpourri and sachets.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Lilac (wild)
Description: Clusters of purple, lavender, or white flowers on thin branches. Very fragrant, good for cut arrangements. Generally a spring flower found in temperate climates, where it can be foraged freely.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Lily of the Valley
Description: Common name for a spring-blooming perennial, generally cultivated and used in small bouquets. Lilies of the valley live in shady places and have delicate bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers growing on a stalk between two shiny leaves.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Lily (snow)
Description: With bright yellow flowers, the snow lily (sometimes referred to as the dog-tooth violet) blossoms turn back upon themselves, resembling a shooting star. It blooms first in foothill areas, and then climbs up the mountains during springtime, reaching the higher elevations as the snow melts and the climate grows more temperate. If you make an appropriate offering to the gods in Icemule Trace, a small urchin may reward you with a bouquet of snow lilies.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Lily (stargazer)
Description: Bright pink spike-petaled flowers edged with white. Extremely fragrant and often used in cut arrangements or cultivated gardens.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Mezereon
Description: A poisonous ornamental shrub with fragrant lilac-purple flowers and small scarlet fruit, the dried bark of which has often been used medicinally for arthritis. Also used externally as a blistering agent.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Monkeyflower
Description: Bright two-lipped red blossoms on a single stalk. Similar, and probably related, to Larkspur.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Moonflower
Description: This flower has rounded, ball-like blossoms, with multiple blooms suspended from a single stem. While some blooms are white or pink, the most common variety is a deep, rich violet.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Morning Glory
Description: This annual vine produces a daily crop of freshly opened flowers during the summer months, in hues of blue, purple, pink, scarlet, and white or multicolored. The attractive single or double trumpet-shaped flowers make the morning glory one of the most widely grown vines. The flowers are normally open only from dawn to midmorning, but some of the newer varieties tend to hold their flowers open most of the day, especially in cloudy weather. The vine's abundant leaves are heart-shaped, sprouting off tendriled vines that will climb on just about any support. Profusely flowering against a background of pale green foliage, morning glories quickly form lovely hedges or screens, or can be used as a temporary ground cover. They also do well in hanging baskets and containers.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Mournblooms
Description: Similar to the morning glory, though not as prone to trailing or climbing, mournblooms feature an almost blackish-purple trumpet-shaped flower with a white throat. The dark blue-green foliage features small spade-like leaves. The long, thin stems do allow for some training in cultivated gardens, with adequate support. When found growing in the wild or raised commercially, the blooms can be woven to wear as a coronet. It's said that any breeze through these blossoms creates a melancholy sound, like the sad song of a woman.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Nightshade
Description: A common name given to a low, branching weed with small shooting star-shaped purple flowers with yellow stamens, and egg-shaped green fruits that turn red when mature. A less common variety, the Black Nightshade, sports white flowers and green berries that ripen to black. Reputed to be very poisonous.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Orchid
Description: Often found in tropical jungles, but can be found/cultivated in subtropical and temperate zones, flowers cultivated for ornament, ranging from a pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple. Often with differently-colored throats or spotted tongues. Several blossoms alternate on one tall stalk that emerges from a large tuft of soft, bladed leaves. Favored for corsages.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Pansy
Description: Originally purple and yellow blossoms, now found in shades of white and blue. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Pansy (snow)
Description: Small, annual plants which bear profuse white and pale laven der flowers with velvety petals. Snow pansies have excellent frost tolerance and thrive in cool, moist soil.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Peony
Description: With large rose-like blooms on strong stems, and very little surrounding foliage, the peony starts out in a ball-shaped bud. They are very fragrant, usually come in shades of pink or white, and love spring-like weather, good sun, and water.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Petunia
Description: Widely cultivated plants having alternating leaves and funnel-shaped flowers in colors from white to pink to purple.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Phlox
Description: Plants with dark green opposite leaves and small flowers with a variously-colored salverform corolla. Widely cultivated and found in shades of lavender, pink, white and red.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Primrose
Description: Any of numerous plants having well-developed basal leaves and tubular, variously colored flowers grouped in umbels or heads with a funnel-shaped or salverlike corolla and a tube much longer than the calyx. Bright shades of yellow, pink, and purple help identify this plant, which can be foraged.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Primrose (fairy)
Description: Small delicate petals of lilac and pink tower above deep green hairy leaves.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Queen's Lace
Description: See carrot, wild under Plants and Herbs.
Name: Rose
Description: Large showy blossoms that start as tight buds, then open and expand, often atop tall stalks featuring sharp thorns.. Most varieties are highly fragrant and treasured for gardens or cut and give as a token of love and friendship. The essence of the scent is used in perfumes, baked goods, candy, and sachets. Roses are featured in the symbol of the goddess Oleani. A summer flower that enjoys sun, temperate climate, and water; or a year-round flowering bush in sub-tropical locations.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Solhaven, River's Rest, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isleen
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (Elanthian snow)
Description: See definition for Rose. A pure white variety unique to Elanthia, extremely rare.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (swamp)
Description: The many-branched, bushy swamp rose features stout, curved thorns with a flattened base. The leaves are pinnately compound and the leaflets (usually seven) are oval-lance-shaped, with finely toothed edges. They are smooth on the surface and slightly hairy along the midrib underneath. The flowers are very fragrant, solitary and pink, bloom in early summer. In the autumn, the swamp rose produces fleshy fruits (hips) that are red and either smooth or covered with minute hairs. If you're careful, you might even be able to pluck one, that is when you can navigate the boggy setting it enjoys.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (wild)
Description: A less complex version of the cultivated rose, usually with single blooms and a creeping bush. Found in gardens gone wild or trained to climb a trellis. Some varieties seem to thrive near beaches and produce rose hips at the end of the season, which can be used for a tea or jam. The blossom is a favorite for foragers, who love its fragrance.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (winter)
Description: Similar to other members of the rose family, the only thing that distinguishes this particular flower is the pale lavender-blue blush along the petal edges, and the matching throat.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Sirenflower
Description: Tall, stemmed plants with tiny, lantern-shaped flowers, the sirenflower is most often found in shades of orange or crimson. With their paper-like consistency, even a soft breeze can make them rustle eerily, especially when the blossoms still hold their tiny seeds, adding a soft rattle to the cacophony. As the plant matures, the blossom splits open and withers, reseeding itself. The siren flower likes temperate climates and the moist air found along coastlines.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Snapdragon
Description: Mostly found in cultivated gardens, the individual flowers are pulpit-shaped and clustered on a tall stalk. Good for cut arrangemen ts.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Sneezeweed
Description: A member of the herb family, sneezeweed features yellow to red-purple rayed flower heads.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Salorisa
Description: A creeping shrub with twisted branches, growing more horizontally than vertically. Reddish bark is augmented by golden foliage; small, round leaves about the size of a large coin. Bright pink drooping, cascades of flowers attract insects with their over-sweet, honeylike fragrance. Collected and dried for use as a room scenting agen t, much like potpourri.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Sunflower
Description: Tall yellow daisy-like flower and a giant stalk, large brown center dries into edible seeds at the end of the blossom's lifecycle. A summer-to-fall flower.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Trillium
Description: White woodland flowers with a triangular arrangement of three petals set amid medium green leaves.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Tuberose
Description: A tuberous perennial herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers. The lilacaeous flowers cluster at the top of a tall stalk, making it ideal for large arrangemen ts.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Tulip
Description: Bulbous, brightly colored flowers that bloom in shades of red, yellow, pink, and white. Tulip plants grow from bulbs, generally planted in the fall, flowering in the spring soon after the ground thaws. Cup-shaped blossoms on stalks with blade-shaped pale green foliage down near the root end. Some varieties can be as dark as black ink, or have spiked and ruffled edges.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Tulip (ice)
Description: Similar to the tulip above, the ice tulip is much smaller and hugs closer to the ground. Its tiny, almost transparent white blossoms look like carefully-crafted bells of ice, hence their names. They are actually hardier than they look and enjoy the cooler climate.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Verbena
Description: Any of numerous tropical or subtropical plants grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers. Some varieties are fragrant, and might be known as lemon verbena or vervain. Hues of the small blossoms are often red, purple, pink, or white, although there is the rare salmon-hued and pastel yellow.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets
Description: A flower with many species, violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers are frequently blue. Frequently found growing wild, sometimes cropping up any place it can, they have a very delicate scent. If you forage carefully, you might be able to find one. Often a token of friendship, love, and remembrance.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets (alpine)
Description: Alpine violets are white, sometimes with blue or purple colorations, and often found near the shelter of trees. They have a mild fragrance in comparison to its common cousin.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets (wood)
Description: The wood violet is named such because it likes to bury deep in forests, seeking shelter at the foot of trees, or under the light covering of fallen leaves. The yellow, shooting star-shaped blossoms are often masked beneath their own green foliage.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets (flaming)
Description: An extremely rare plant, these unique violets are indeed aflame, although they seem not to burn either their surroundings or the plants that hold them. The nearby air, however, is very hot, and as witness by the tiny bones nearby, dangerous to the birds that have ven tured too close. Their purple-red hue makes them appear to be the center of the flame that surrounds them.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Water lilies
Description: Water lilies are aquatic plants with broad leaves on the surface of the water and long roots that trail far down to the soil. Their wide blossoms are quite pretty, and can be very fragrant. Often white or pink lotus-shaped blossoms with yellow waxy-stamened centers.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Wolfsbane
Description: A poisonous perennial herb having tuberous roots, palmately lobed leaves, blue, purple, or white flowers with large hoodlike upper sepals, and an aggregate of follicles. The dried leaves and roots of these plants yield a poisonous alkaloid that can be used medicinally with great care.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Woth Flower
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Grasses.
Name: Bamboo
Description: Considered a grass, the bamboo is a most useful species. Its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stems grow to the height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in diameter, and are so hard and durable they can be used for building and all sorts of furniture, water pipes, and poles. The smaller stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isleen
Other Names: None.
Name: Barley
Description: A grass and edible grain, characterized by long slender awns and spikelets at the node of a flattened rachis; its principal use is as a cereal and in the manufacture of malt.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Brostheras
Description: A member of the sugar cane family, which is comprised of several grasses, Brostheras stalks are tall with a dark green outer layer. Inside, the fleshy white fibers can be stripped out, ground, and combined with other ingredients to make a healing potion, helpful for major head and neck scars.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Bursthelas.
Name: Monkey
Description: Long, dark green blades, silvery along the underside. Found in a field near Lyserian Hills, along the Rocky Path, on the way to the Smokey Cave.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Oats
Description: A member of the grass family cultivated agriculturally for its seed, which is used in cereals and animal feed, and for its stalk, which is used for straw. The seed is also often used in backing, especially in cookies.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Pothinir
Description: Medium green-bladed tufts. Routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. When consumed, will staunch bleeding and rapidly heal severe injuries to the eyes, stomach, and chest; however, while few healing herbs taste good, pothinir is particularly noted for its vile flavor. Pothinir grass is difficult to find, but the search is often considered worth the effort. Pothinir grass grows in hot, humid areas that get plenty of sunlight.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Pasamar.
Name: Reeds
Description: A tall grass that grows in shallow water or boggy ground.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Rye
Description: A weedy annual grass that often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land. The seeds are sometimes considered poisonous. Used to make breads and alcoholic beverages.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Sorghum
Description: The grain sorghum plant looks a lot like a corn plant but it is shorter and more colorful. The head is white, yellow, red or bronze. An economically important grass similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Tundra
Description: Short tufts of dull green blades eeking out space to grow where there is sufficient soil and water. The stems and roots of this remarkably hardy plant are known to heal minor eye and torso wounds.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Wheat
Description: Any of various annual cereal grasses widely cultivated in temperate regions for its commercially important edible grain. Often used in cereals and breads.
Found In: Ta'Illistim
Other Names: None.
Lichen, Moss, and Fungi (found mostly on or near rocks and trees)
Name: Arctic moss
Description: A silvery-grey moss with a short, thick fern-like texture, often found clinging to trees or soil near areas with some moisture. Can be foraged in the wild and eaten raw, or shredded into a salad.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Basal moss
Description: Grey-green in color, this short-tufted moss is routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. When consumed, basal moss can repair minor bruising, cuts, and scrapes to the eyes, chest, and abdominal area. It grows primarily in temperate climates on the bark of deciduous trees.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Berterin.
Name: Black Hook mushroom
Description: Shallow dark grey cap with black hook-like flourishes spaced out along the edge with dark gills. Sought after for its showy caps. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu, Icemule Trace, Pinefar, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Black Trafel mushroom
Description: A black frilly-edged cap bearing soft white spots identifies this delicious mushroom, treasured for soups, stews, and as an aside to game meats. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Blue Trafel mushroom
Description: A blue-grey frilly-capped mushroom with cream spots. Not to be confused with its cousin, the black trafel mushroom. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu, Icemule Trace, Pinefar, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Bolmara
Description: A verdigris-hued lichen that favors huge outcroppings of granite and quartz composites. When ground in sufficient quantity, and steeped in alcohol, the essence can be blen ded with other ingredients to create a healing potion, helpful for major nerve system damage.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Belrama.
Name: Daggerstalk mushroom
Description: Pointed stalks with blade-shaped caps, the mushroom is silvery in hue. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Ephlox moss
Description: The olive green -hued spiky moss is routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. Stills the blood flowing from open wounds upon the limbs and repairs the broken bones within. Grows best in a cold, wet en vironmen t with ample sunlight, and ten ds to grow on tree trunks or beside streams.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Edram.
Name: Flathead mushroom
Description: Very large and wide beige mushroom with a flat cap. Three spots of deep brown dot the crown. Edible, with a very meaty flavor, sometimes savored as the main part of a meal.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Gen kew mushroom
Description: Small pastel orange mushroom with a dark crimson blush near the top of the pointed cap. Grows together in a cluster. Edible. Makes a delightful addition to salads or a raw snack.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Golden Hook mushroom
Description: Shallow pale yellow cap with reddish hook-like flourishes spaced out along the edge and dark red gills. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Mushrooms (glowing)
Description: Found in sea tunnels, their glow illuminates the passages. Assumed to be inedible.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Mushrooms (gnollish)
Description: Frequently seen at the loading area outside the grocer in the Landing. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Red Lichen
Description: Dark to bright red in hue, this lichen is a symbiotic combination of algae and fungus, often found on rocks or crawling along the bark of fir trees. Prefers colder climates and higher elevations. Edible, used in teas and potions to heal nerve damage.
Found In: Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Red Trafel mushroom
Description: A scarlet frilly-capped mushroom with blood-red spots. Can be hard to find when its coloration blends in with autumnal foliage. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Red Vornalite mushroom
Description: A ruby-hued round cap mushroom, usually found growing in clusters around the trunks of oak trees. Edible.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Soft White mushroom
Description: A mottled white egg-shaped cap often coated with a chalky residue. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Spotted Heart mushroom
Description: Heart-shaped caps, usually pink-orange in color, featuring bright yellow spots. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Striped Heart mushroom
Description: Heart-shaped caps, dark yellow-orange in color, featuring bright pink striations that spiral out from the center of the cap. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Toadstool (giant glowing)
Description: Though a member of the mushroom family, generally inedible, possibly poisonous. Both a white and silver and a crimson and silver variety exists.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Trollfear mushroom
Description: Ear-shaped brown mushroom caps dotted with ivory warts seeping a brackish green ooze. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: White Hook mushroom
Description: Shallow ghost white cap with dark grey hook-like flourishes spaced out along the edge. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Withered Black mushroom
Description: Rippled and wrinkled deep black mushroom caps with matching gills and stems. Edible. Great in stews and soaps, serves as a thickener when boiled and has a slightly crunchy texture.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Wolifrew lichen
Description: A yellow-brown fungus routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. When consumed, wolifrew lichen can repair minor damage to the nervous system. Most likely to be found in cold, wet caves, but sometimes grows in secluded outdoor areas that receive little light.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Wifurwif.
Plants and Herbs
For more information on plants, herbs, vines, parasitics and trees, consult the second volume in this series.
Elanthian Climate Zones:
Temperate Climate Temperate climates are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). The changes between summer and winter are generally invigorating without being frustratingly extreme. There are two types of temperate climate: maritime and continental. The maritime climate is strongly influenced by the oceans, which maintain fairly steady temperatures across the seasons. Since the prevailing winds are westerly in the temperate zones, the western edge of continents in these areas experience most commonly the maritime climate. Such regions include Wehnimer's Landing and much of the Elven Nations.
Tropical Climate:
Much of the tropical climate zone experiences hot and humid weather, with an abundance of rainfall, due to the active vertical uplift or convection of air that takes place. During certain times of the year, rain can occur every day. Nevertheless, this area still receives considerable sunshine, and with the excessive rainfall, provides ideal growing conditions for luxuriant vegetation. Because substantial heat is used up in evaporation and rain formation, temperatures in the tropics rarely move into the extreme range, keeping a constant with slight fluctuations. At night, when the abundant cloud cover forms and restricts heat loss, temperatures fall no lower than a few degrees. This varies little throughout the year. The seasons, so far as they do exist, are distinguished not as warm and cold periods, but by variation of rainfall and cloudiness. Tropical climates are mainly ascribed to islands or regions in equatorial zones.
Subtropical Climate:
The subtropical climate is unique in that the wet season coincides with the low sun or winter period. Summers are dry and total annual precipitation ranges somewhere between more than a pitcherful and less than a trough per year. Temperatures are moderated by maritime influence and fogs associated with the cold ocean currents. The result is a very limited, but predictable, growing season when there is both sufficient soil moisture and adequately warm temperatures. Many plants are adapted to withstand drought. Though the subtropical biome is characterized by shrubs, in most regions these can be evergreens with small, leathery leaves or leaves that are so reduced as to appear needle-like. Many typical members of the shrub flora are aromatic (for example, sage, rosemary, thyme, and oregano) and contain highly flammable oils. This kind of climate would typically be found in areas like Kharam Dzu (Teras Isle) and River's Rest.
Desert Climate:
Deserts are areas where the rainfall is so low as to sustain very scanty scrub vegetation, or no vegetation at all. The rainfall in desert areas is less than what might fill a small pitcher per year, and some years may experience no rainfall at all. The hot deserts are situated in the subtropical climate zone where there is unbroken sunshine for the whole year due to the stable descending air and high pressure. Here, maximum temperatures of 1050 to 1150 are common, although during colder periods of the year, night temperatures can drop to freezing or below due to the exceptional radiation loss under the clear skies. Such areas include the Sea of Fire and the southern wastelands.
Coastal/Semi-Desert Climate:
The coastal/semi-desert climate is a special type of climate that describes a regime of hot summer drought and winter rain, and is north of the subtropical climate zone. In summer, the high pressure belts of the subtropics drift in -- coincident with substantially higher temperatures and little rainfall. During the winter, the high-pressure belts drift back out, and the weather becomes more dominated by the rain-bearing low-pressure depressions. While usually mild, such areas can experience cold snaps when exposed to the icy winds of the large continental interiors, where temperatures can drop below freezing for very short periods of time. This kind of climate would typically be found in areas like Solhaven and its environs.
Temperate Climate:
Temperate climates are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). The changes between summer and winter are generally invigorating without being frustratingly extreme. There are two types of temperate climate: maritime and continental. The maritime climate is strongly influenced by the oceans, which maintain fairly steady temperatures across the seasons. Since the prevailing winds are westerly in the temperate zones, the western edge of continents in these areas experience most commonly the maritime climate. Such regions include Wehnimer's Landing and much of the Elven Nations.
Polar Climate:
The polar regions are perpetually covered by snow and ice throughout the year. In these high latitude regions, the sun is never high enough in the sky to cause appreciable melting and the temperature rarely rises above freezing. During the long polar nights, which can last several months at the poles, temperatures can fall to extremely low values. Polar climates tend to be dry because the descending air is cold and lacks significant moisture, precluding the formation of clouds and snowfall. Some polar regions receive less than a pitcher of precipitation each year, and can be as dry as hot deserts. The polar region climate is typical of the ice-covered Icemule Trace and Pinefar.
Low Brush and Bushes
Name: Ambrominas
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Bearberry (alpine)
Description: Mat-forming shrubs, especially native to temperate zones, bearing small leathery leaves, white or pinkish urn-shaped flowers, and red berrylike fruits.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Bilberry (dwarf)
Description: See Blueberry (below). This smaller version of the plant produces a smaller, more tart berry.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Blueberry
Description: White to reddish, urn-shaped or tubular flowers and edible blue to blue-black berries, amid small green oval leaves. Favored to eat fresh off the bush or baked into pies, tarts, and muffins. Makes a good jam, too.
Found In: All except Teras Isle.
Other Names: None.
Name: Boxwood
Description: An ornamental, dark evergreen shrub, usually trimmed into hedges or topiary. Rare varieties can bear variated yellow and green foliage.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Calamia
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Cuctucae
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Currants
Description: A deciduous, spineless shrub native chiefly to temperate climate zones, bearing flowers in racemes with edible, variously-colored berries. Thought to be a member of the grape family, as the dried berries resemble tiny raisins, with a less sweet flavor. The berries are used in jams and baked goods, and often flavor sauces and beverages.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Daggit
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Elderberry
Description: The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of the common elder, sometimes used to make wine or preserves.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Gooseberry
Description: A spiny shrub with lobed leaves, greenish flowers, and edible translucent, greenish to yellow or red berries. Good for baking or preserves.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Grumbleberry
Description: A dwarven variety of berry, similar to the blackberry, but much larger and sweeter. The thorns along the vines are significantly longer than the tiny prickles of the blackberry, possibly lending to the name of fruit.
Found In: Commerically found in Icemule Trace.
Other Names: None.
Name: Heliotrope
Description: Small, highly fragrant purplish flowers amid a foliage of dark green.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Hemp
Description: A plant with fibrous skin or bark, which is used for making cloth and cordage.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Holly
Description: Trees or shrubs usually having bright red berries and glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins. Often used as a decoration, especially around solstice holidays.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Kerria (miniature)
Description: A small shrub with slender green stems, often pruned into decorative shapes.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Orris
Description: A variety of iris with white blossoms and a fragrant rootstock often ground and used in potpourris and sachets.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (guelder)
Description: Not really a rose. See Viburnum, below.
Name: Snowberry
Description: A shrub bearing small pinkish flowers and white berries.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Sovyn
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Thanot
Description: A sturdy, bluish shrub that grows in rocky soil, it is hardy to even high altitudes and in southern dry climates. The thanot has long enjoyed its reputation to protect against enchantment. It is still a practice in remote areas to place sprigs of thanot over the main door of the house and also worn on the person to ward off false enchantment -- the evil eye. The shrub is small, seldom as much as forty feet tall, and usually misshapen. Thanots produce vivid red berries, but possess long, poisonous barbs that make gathering the fruit a hazard. Examine a red thanot berry and you will discover that unlike many other fruits that bear just a round hollow or dimple opposite their stalks, it carries a tiny, five-pointed star, or pentagram -- the ancient magical symbol of protection.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: Thokot.
Name: Thornberry
Description: Pale pink berries grow within a thicket of thorny vines, making their sweet treasure difficult to harvest. Additionally, the prickly underside of the leafy foliage adds hinderance.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Traesharm
Description: These low berry bushes are often used to make decorative hedges, more prized for the showy green and white variated foliage than for the violet fruits.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Viburnum
Description: Potentially a quite large shrub or small tree, viburnum may reach three times the height of a giantkin, and be several feet wide at maturity. The leaves are smooth, bright green and arranged on green stems in opposite fashion. A healthy plant gives the impression of being quite robust and dense. Very mature specimens that have not been pruned will look more open and tree-like. Tiny white flowers are held in great panicles in spring, and are pleasingly fragrant. Berries are drupes that turn from red to black and are attractive to birds.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Winterberry
Description: A medium-sized shrub cascading with showy red berries.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Flowers:
Name: Alyssum
Description: Various weeds or ornamentals of the mustard family, having racemes of white or yellow flowers. Also called madwort. Often used in gardens as a border, slightly fragrant. If you're lucky, you might even find a sprig while foraging.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Amaranth
Description: An annual having dense green or reddish tiny flowers clustered in the angles between leaf and stem. Long, trailing stems have more or less oval leaves with long stalks.
Found In: Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Anenome
Description: Also called windflower. Short-lived blooms with paper-like petals. Often in bright hues of pink, purple, and orange, as well as white. Black center stamens. Does well in temperate climates.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Aster (golden)
Description: A plant bearing radiate flower heads with golden rays and a yellow center disk. Other varieties include blossoms in shades of white, pink, or violet with yellow disks. Dark green foliage and stalks, similar to those of the chrysanthemum family, make this flower suitable for arrangements. Often grown in cultivated gardens, or can be found running wild in meadows.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim
Other Names: None.
Name: Begonia
Description: Any of various tropical or subtropical plants widely cultivated as ornamentals for their usually asymmetrical, brightly colored leaves. Ranging from a pale green to a dark reddish-brown, the foliage offsets blooms in all shades of pink, orange, red, and white. A popular choice for gardens.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Blaestonberry
Description: Foamy cascades of white pink-centered blaestonberry are popular plants for climbing trellises or mixing with other creeping plants to create a good privacy screen. Stems of the blossoms can be used in arrangements, though they are short-lived. During the summer months, as the flowers mature, the plant produces a tasty fruit used in beverages and sweet treats.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Bleeding Heart
Description: Considered a member of the herb family, this perennial features arching clusters of pink to red, or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers with large, green foliage.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Bluebells (green leaf)
Description: A bulbous plant and member of the lily family with racemes of usually blue to pink bell-shaped flowers. Green leaf bluebells grow in Whistler's Pass between subalpine and tundra climates.
Found In: All except Teras Isle.
Other Names: None.
Name: Bougainvillea
Description: A woody shrub or vine having groups of three petallike, showy, variously colored bracts attached to the flowers, which are paperish in consistency. Loves sun and can be encouraged to climb. Blossoms range from white to hues of pink, and rare pastels of yellow and salmon.
Found In: Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Buttercups
Description: Considered an herb and member of the ranunculus family, the buttercup is native chiefly to temperate and cold regions. Has an acrid juice, often toothed or lobed leaves, and usually yellow or white flowers with numerous pistils. Mainly a wildflower, sometimes chained by children to form circlets. Try to forage for one to make your own!
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Butterflyweed
Description: A milkweed having showy clusters of usually bright orange flowers, the root of which can be used in medicine. Generally the dark green foliage is smaller in scale to the large blossom heads, and the stem contains a milky, glue-like sap. Attracts butterflies, as well as a variety of other insects.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Calamintha
Description: An erect, bushy plant with square stems, rarely more than a foot high, bearing pairs of opposite leaves, which, like the stems, are downy with soft hairs. The flowers are somewhat inconspicuous, drooping gracefully before expansion: the corollas are of a light purple color. A relative of the thyme and catnip families, and the larger mint family.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Carnation
Description: Any of numerous cultivated forms of a perennial plant having showy, variously colored, usually double, often fragrant flowers with fringed petals. Often grown for commercial use (arrangements) than for cultivated gardens. Although often white, they are frequently red and several shades of pink.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Clematis
Description: Any of various ornamental, mostly climbing plants native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having showy, variously colored (typically blue or purple, sometimes pink) flowers or decorative fruit clusters. Most often trained to grow on a trellis.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Clover
Description: A meadow-inhabiting wildflower, often in shades of red, pink, yellow, purple, and white. A good source for honeybees, resulting in a uniquely-flavored honey. Their colorful blossoms can be found when foraging.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Columbine
Description: Considered a member of the herb family, this perennial is native to north temperate regions and cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers that have petals with long hollow spurs. Makes an attractive addition in a garden and arrangements.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Crocus
Description: Short, flowering plants with colorful blossoms and thick, light green leaves. Often appears in spring, after the thaw. In some areas, the stamens are highly prized as an herb called saffron.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Daffodil
Description: Deep yellow to pale yellow, to cream and yellow blossoms. Gen erally a spring flower, generates from a bulb. Grows in just about every climate, especially where there is a wider range in seasonal temperatures. Good as a cut flower for arrangements.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Daisy
Description: One of several plants of the composite family, having flower heads with a yellow center and white rays. Low-growing, more exotic varieties have flower heads with pink or white rays. They may also be foraged in the wild.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Dandelion
Description: A plant of the composite family having many-rayed yellow flower heads and deeply notched basal leaves. Widely naturalized as a weed, it is used in salads and to make wine.
Found In: River's Rest, Ta'Illistim
Other Names: None.
Name: Delphinuris
Description: Tiny white flowers with deep blue centers grow in rounded, pillow-like clumps, their creeping stems often covering the surface of rocks and the base of trees. Sometimes grown as a ground cover in large rock gardens, but due to its tendency to spread tenaciously, the delphinuris is largely found in lush, coastal meadows.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Dragonstalk
Description: The dragonstalk is an annual plant whose soft, green stem, when in flower, thrusts upward several feet from a bed of lush, dark green foliage. The stark crimson blooms of the plant, which are similar to an orchid, contain a splash of yellow at the heart of the flower. For this reason many have noted the flower's resemblance to the snapping maw of a dragon -- very likely the source of its name. The large stems of this plant can hold dozens of blooms, and are very popular among Elven wom Elven Nations who use the flamboyant flower in large arrangements for their homes.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Dryad (mountain)
Description: Their yellow and white blossoms peek above a carpet of wooly evergreen leaves. They seem to thrive in colder climates than temperate and like higher elevations.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Edelweiss
Description: An alpine plant having leaves covered with a wooly, whitish down and small flower heads surrounded by conspicuous whitish bracts.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Flamestalk
Description: These flat, almost wing-like flowers feature three side-by-side petals, usually in a bright red hue with yellow tongues bearing a thin white stripe. The two outer petals are smaller and shorter, while the center petal is taller and comes to a twisting point. There can be several blossoms on one stalk, its surrounding tuft of thin, grass-like chartreuse foliage arching out and down in a cascade. Flamestalks are often treasured as a focal point for large arrangements or fanciful garden s.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Foxglove
Description: Considered a member of the herb family, foxglove has a long cluster of large, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and long, stalk-like leaves that are the source of a powerful medication. Though seldom used for health, as it can be poisonous when used incorrectly, the tall flowering plant is ideal for cultivated gardens and arrangements.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Freesia
Description: The freesia plant has pretty, one-sided clusters of highly fragrant tubular flowers, often shaded yellow, white, lavender, purple, or pink. A delightful and scented addition to simple arrangements.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Gardenia
Description: Large, round white waxy flower with dark green glossy leaves. Very fragrant and short-lived, grows on a bush in temperate climates, or cultivated gardens and green houses.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Geraniums
Description: A flowering plant with palmately divided leaves, widely cultivated for their rounded, often variegated leaves and showy clusters of red, pink, or white flowers. Unique to Elanthia is a "wild pink" variation, which is often foraged for brilliant color.
Found In: All except Icemule Trace and Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Goldenrod (mountain)
Description: Graceful, elongated clusters of small yellow flower heads that bloom in late summer or fall. Mostly found by foraging in the wilds and along roadsides.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Heather
Description: A low-growing shrub growing in dense masses and having small evergreen leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers. Will often grow in the wild, especially along hillsides or in meadows. Sometimes planted in gardens as a cultivated ornamental.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Hellebore
Description: An ornamental with large leaves and greenish flowers that yield a toxic alkaloid used medicinally.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Honeysuckle
Description: A vine-like plant with bright green leaves and pale to bright yellow blossoms. Highly fragrant, the blossoms are a favorite of bees.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Hostas
Description: Hostas most resemble a clump of leaves that love the shade and have lush bold leaf colors from spring until frost. Existing leaf colors include blue, gold, green and variegated with a multitude of leaf shapes, sizes and textures. Hostas flower in the summer, sending up a shoot upon which dozens of white (or blue and lilac) blooms will bud.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Hydrangea
Description: Puffy cloud-like cluster of flowers usually in pastel shades of blue, pink, and purple, or white. Large foliage. Prefers a temperate climate, not too hot or dry.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Imaera's Lace
Description: A climbing vine with deep green tendrils and small flowers consisting of many tiny white florets. Vines of Imaera's Lace grow in the Hearthstone herbalist's shack. Upon occasion, a sprig of Imaera's Lace may be nudged free by the wind and tumble down to land on the ground, and can be foraged. Imaera's Lace is one of the symbols of the goddess Imaera.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Iceblossom
Description: The ice blossom's tiny white flowers are so translucent, they almost appear to be frozen crystalline forms. However, the petals are surprisingly as soft as velvet and pleasingly fragrant. Short, spikey green foliage is drought resistant, making it appear as though this plant is distantly related to the succulents.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Iris
Description: A plant with long, sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers, which may range in color from white to deep purple. Irises grow in Hearthstone's rose garden. They may also be purchased at the Wehnimer's florist.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Jasmine
Description: A vine-like plant with green fern-like leaves, and bracts of very fragrant white flowers. Can be trained to climb, and makes a very pleasant addition to any garden. Good for making perfume and tea.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Lady's Slipper
Description: A variety of common orchid that has usually solitary, variously colored flowers with an inflated, pouchlike lip. Often white and stripped or blushed with dark purple. The light green foliage consists of a single stem and generally two long, bladed leaves that stay close to the root-base. Most frequently found wild, in woody settings.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Larkspur
Description: Tall spikes with flowers, generally in shades of blue, purple, and white, and can be foraged. Also known in some regions as Delphinium.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Lavender
Description: A dull green long needle-like leafed plant with tall stalks bearing pale purple blossoms and a distinctive scent. Laven der oil is often used in making perfume, and the dried leaves and blossoms are used in potpourri and sachets.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Lilac (wild)
Description: Clusters of purple, lavender, or white flowers on thin branches. Very fragrant, good for cut arrangements. Generally a spring flower found in temperate climates, where it can be foraged freely.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Lily of the Valley
Description: Common name for a spring-blooming perennial, generally cultivated and used in small bouquets. Lilies of the valley live in shady places and have delicate bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers growing on a stalk between two shiny leaves.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Lily (snow)
Description: With bright yellow flowers, the snow lily (sometimes referred to as the dog-tooth violet) blossoms turn back upon themselves, resembling a shooting star. It blooms first in foothill areas, and then climbs up the mountains during springtime, reaching the higher elevations as the snow melts and the climate grows more temperate. If you make an appropriate offering to the gods in Icemule Trace, a small urchin may reward you with a bouquet of snow lilies.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Lily (stargazer)
Description: Bright pink spike-petaled flowers edged with white. Extremely fragrant and often used in cut arrangements or cultivated gardens.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Mezereon
Description: A poisonous ornamental shrub with fragrant lilac-purple flowers and small scarlet fruit, the dried bark of which has often been used medicinally for arthritis. Also used externally as a blistering agent.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Monkeyflower
Description: Bright two-lipped red blossoms on a single stalk. Similar, and probably related, to Larkspur.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Moonflower
Description: This flower has rounded, ball-like blossoms, with multiple blooms suspended from a single stem. While some blooms are white or pink, the most common variety is a deep, rich violet.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Morning Glory
Description: This annual vine produces a daily crop of freshly opened flowers during the summer months, in hues of blue, purple, pink, scarlet, and white or multicolored. The attractive single or double trumpet-shaped flowers make the morning glory one of the most widely grown vines. The flowers are normally open only from dawn to midmorning, but some of the newer varieties tend to hold their flowers open most of the day, especially in cloudy weather. The vine's abundant leaves are heart-shaped, sprouting off tendriled vines that will climb on just about any support. Profusely flowering against a background of pale green foliage, morning glories quickly form lovely hedges or screens, or can be used as a temporary ground cover. They also do well in hanging baskets and containers.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Mournblooms
Description: Similar to the morning glory, though not as prone to trailing or climbing, mournblooms feature an almost blackish-purple trumpet-shaped flower with a white throat. The dark blue-green foliage features small spade-like leaves. The long, thin stems do allow for some training in cultivated gardens, with adequate support. When found growing in the wild or raised commercially, the blooms can be woven to wear as a coronet. It's said that any breeze through these blossoms creates a melancholy sound, like the sad song of a woman.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Nightshade
Description: A common name given to a low, branching weed with small shooting star-shaped purple flowers with yellow stamens, and egg-shaped green fruits that turn red when mature. A less common variety, the Black Nightshade, sports white flowers and green berries that ripen to black. Reputed to be very poisonous.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Orchid
Description: Often found in tropical jungles, but can be found/cultivated in subtropical and temperate zones, flowers cultivated for ornament, ranging from a pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple. Often with differently-colored throats or spotted tongues. Several blossoms alternate on one tall stalk that emerges from a large tuft of soft, bladed leaves. Favored for corsages.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Pansy
Description: Originally purple and yellow blossoms, now found in shades of white and blue. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Pansy (snow)
Description: Small, annual plants which bear profuse white and pale laven der flowers with velvety petals. Snow pansies have excellent frost tolerance and thrive in cool, moist soil.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Peony
Description: With large rose-like blooms on strong stems, and very little surrounding foliage, the peony starts out in a ball-shaped bud. They are very fragrant, usually come in shades of pink or white, and love spring-like weather, good sun, and water.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Petunia
Description: Widely cultivated plants having alternating leaves and funnel-shaped flowers in colors from white to pink to purple.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Phlox
Description: Plants with dark green opposite leaves and small flowers with a variously-colored salverform corolla. Widely cultivated and found in shades of lavender, pink, white and red.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Primrose
Description: Any of numerous plants having well-developed basal leaves and tubular, variously colored flowers grouped in umbels or heads with a funnel-shaped or salverlike corolla and a tube much longer than the calyx. Bright shades of yellow, pink, and purple help identify this plant, which can be foraged.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Primrose (fairy)
Description: Small delicate petals of lilac and pink tower above deep green hairy leaves.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Queen's Lace
Description: See carrot, wild under Plants and Herbs.
Name: Rose
Description: Large showy blossoms that start as tight buds, then open and expand, often atop tall stalks featuring sharp thorns.. Most varieties are highly fragrant and treasured for gardens or cut and give as a token of love and friendship. The essence of the scent is used in perfumes, baked goods, candy, and sachets. Roses are featured in the symbol of the goddess Oleani. A summer flower that enjoys sun, temperate climate, and water; or a year-round flowering bush in sub-tropical locations.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Solhaven, River's Rest, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isleen
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (Elanthian snow)
Description: See definition for Rose. A pure white variety unique to Elanthia, extremely rare.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (swamp)
Description: The many-branched, bushy swamp rose features stout, curved thorns with a flattened base. The leaves are pinnately compound and the leaflets (usually seven) are oval-lance-shaped, with finely toothed edges. They are smooth on the surface and slightly hairy along the midrib underneath. The flowers are very fragrant, solitary and pink, bloom in early summer. In the autumn, the swamp rose produces fleshy fruits (hips) that are red and either smooth or covered with minute hairs. If you're careful, you might even be able to pluck one, that is when you can navigate the boggy setting it enjoys.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (wild)
Description: A less complex version of the cultivated rose, usually with single blooms and a creeping bush. Found in gardens gone wild or trained to climb a trellis. Some varieties seem to thrive near beaches and produce rose hips at the end of the season, which can be used for a tea or jam. The blossom is a favorite for foragers, who love its fragrance.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Rose (winter)
Description: Similar to other members of the rose family, the only thing that distinguishes this particular flower is the pale lavender-blue blush along the petal edges, and the matching throat.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Sirenflower
Description: Tall, stemmed plants with tiny, lantern-shaped flowers, the sirenflower is most often found in shades of orange or crimson. With their paper-like consistency, even a soft breeze can make them rustle eerily, especially when the blossoms still hold their tiny seeds, adding a soft rattle to the cacophony. As the plant matures, the blossom splits open and withers, reseeding itself. The siren flower likes temperate climates and the moist air found along coastlines.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Snapdragon
Description: Mostly found in cultivated gardens, the individual flowers are pulpit-shaped and clustered on a tall stalk. Good for cut arrangemen ts.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Sneezeweed
Description: A member of the herb family, sneezeweed features yellow to red-purple rayed flower heads.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Salorisa
Description: A creeping shrub with twisted branches, growing more horizontally than vertically. Reddish bark is augmented by golden foliage; small, round leaves about the size of a large coin. Bright pink drooping, cascades of flowers attract insects with their over-sweet, honeylike fragrance. Collected and dried for use as a room scenting agen t, much like potpourri.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Sunflower
Description: Tall yellow daisy-like flower and a giant stalk, large brown center dries into edible seeds at the end of the blossom's lifecycle. A summer-to-fall flower.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Trillium
Description: White woodland flowers with a triangular arrangement of three petals set amid medium green leaves.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Tuberose
Description: A tuberous perennial herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers. The lilacaeous flowers cluster at the top of a tall stalk, making it ideal for large arrangemen ts.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Tulip
Description: Bulbous, brightly colored flowers that bloom in shades of red, yellow, pink, and white. Tulip plants grow from bulbs, generally planted in the fall, flowering in the spring soon after the ground thaws. Cup-shaped blossoms on stalks with blade-shaped pale green foliage down near the root end. Some varieties can be as dark as black ink, or have spiked and ruffled edges.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Tulip (ice)
Description: Similar to the tulip above, the ice tulip is much smaller and hugs closer to the ground. Its tiny, almost transparent white blossoms look like carefully-crafted bells of ice, hence their names. They are actually hardier than they look and enjoy the cooler climate.
Found In: Icemule Trace
Other Names: None.
Name: Verbena
Description: Any of numerous tropical or subtropical plants grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers. Some varieties are fragrant, and might be known as lemon verbena or vervain. Hues of the small blossoms are often red, purple, pink, or white, although there is the rare salmon-hued and pastel yellow.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets
Description: A flower with many species, violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers are frequently blue. Frequently found growing wild, sometimes cropping up any place it can, they have a very delicate scent. If you forage carefully, you might be able to find one. Often a token of friendship, love, and remembrance.
Found In: All
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets (alpine)
Description: Alpine violets are white, sometimes with blue or purple colorations, and often found near the shelter of trees. They have a mild fragrance in comparison to its common cousin.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets (wood)
Description: The wood violet is named such because it likes to bury deep in forests, seeking shelter at the foot of trees, or under the light covering of fallen leaves. The yellow, shooting star-shaped blossoms are often masked beneath their own green foliage.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Violets (flaming)
Description: An extremely rare plant, these unique violets are indeed aflame, although they seem not to burn either their surroundings or the plants that hold them. The nearby air, however, is very hot, and as witness by the tiny bones nearby, dangerous to the birds that have ven tured too close. Their purple-red hue makes them appear to be the center of the flame that surrounds them.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Water lilies
Description: Water lilies are aquatic plants with broad leaves on the surface of the water and long roots that trail far down to the soil. Their wide blossoms are quite pretty, and can be very fragrant. Often white or pink lotus-shaped blossoms with yellow waxy-stamened centers.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Wolfsbane
Description: A poisonous perennial herb having tuberous roots, palmately lobed leaves, blue, purple, or white flowers with large hoodlike upper sepals, and an aggregate of follicles. The dried leaves and roots of these plants yield a poisonous alkaloid that can be used medicinally with great care.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Woth Flower
Description: See Plants and Herbs.
Grasses.
Name: Bamboo
Description: Considered a grass, the bamboo is a most useful species. Its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stems grow to the height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in diameter, and are so hard and durable they can be used for building and all sorts of furniture, water pipes, and poles. The smaller stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isleen
Other Names: None.
Name: Barley
Description: A grass and edible grain, characterized by long slender awns and spikelets at the node of a flattened rachis; its principal use is as a cereal and in the manufacture of malt.
Found In: Elven Nations
Other Names: None.
Name: Brostheras
Description: A member of the sugar cane family, which is comprised of several grasses, Brostheras stalks are tall with a dark green outer layer. Inside, the fleshy white fibers can be stripped out, ground, and combined with other ingredients to make a healing potion, helpful for major head and neck scars.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Bursthelas.
Name: Monkey
Description: Long, dark green blades, silvery along the underside. Found in a field near Lyserian Hills, along the Rocky Path, on the way to the Smokey Cave.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Oats
Description: A member of the grass family cultivated agriculturally for its seed, which is used in cereals and animal feed, and for its stalk, which is used for straw. The seed is also often used in backing, especially in cookies.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Pothinir
Description: Medium green-bladed tufts. Routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. When consumed, will staunch bleeding and rapidly heal severe injuries to the eyes, stomach, and chest; however, while few healing herbs taste good, pothinir is particularly noted for its vile flavor. Pothinir grass is difficult to find, but the search is often considered worth the effort. Pothinir grass grows in hot, humid areas that get plenty of sunlight.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Pasamar.
Name: Reeds
Description: A tall grass that grows in shallow water or boggy ground.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Rye
Description: A weedy annual grass that often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land. The seeds are sometimes considered poisonous. Used to make breads and alcoholic beverages.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Sorghum
Description: The grain sorghum plant looks a lot like a corn plant but it is shorter and more colorful. The head is white, yellow, red or bronze. An economically important grass similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Tundra
Description: Short tufts of dull green blades eeking out space to grow where there is sufficient soil and water. The stems and roots of this remarkably hardy plant are known to heal minor eye and torso wounds.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Wheat
Description: Any of various annual cereal grasses widely cultivated in temperate regions for its commercially important edible grain. Often used in cereals and breads.
Found In: Ta'Illistim
Other Names: None.
Lichen, Moss, and Fungi (found mostly on or near rocks and trees)
Name: Arctic moss
Description: A silvery-grey moss with a short, thick fern-like texture, often found clinging to trees or soil near areas with some moisture. Can be foraged in the wild and eaten raw, or shredded into a salad.
Found In: Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Basal moss
Description: Grey-green in color, this short-tufted moss is routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. When consumed, basal moss can repair minor bruising, cuts, and scrapes to the eyes, chest, and abdominal area. It grows primarily in temperate climates on the bark of deciduous trees.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Berterin.
Name: Black Hook mushroom
Description: Shallow dark grey cap with black hook-like flourishes spaced out along the edge with dark gills. Sought after for its showy caps. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu, Icemule Trace, Pinefar, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Black Trafel mushroom
Description: A black frilly-edged cap bearing soft white spots identifies this delicious mushroom, treasured for soups, stews, and as an aside to game meats. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Blue Trafel mushroom
Description: A blue-grey frilly-capped mushroom with cream spots. Not to be confused with its cousin, the black trafel mushroom. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu, Icemule Trace, Pinefar, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Bolmara
Description: A verdigris-hued lichen that favors huge outcroppings of granite and quartz composites. When ground in sufficient quantity, and steeped in alcohol, the essence can be blen ded with other ingredients to create a healing potion, helpful for major nerve system damage.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Belrama.
Name: Daggerstalk mushroom
Description: Pointed stalks with blade-shaped caps, the mushroom is silvery in hue. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Ephlox moss
Description: The olive green -hued spiky moss is routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. Stills the blood flowing from open wounds upon the limbs and repairs the broken bones within. Grows best in a cold, wet en vironmen t with ample sunlight, and ten ds to grow on tree trunks or beside streams.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Edram.
Name: Flathead mushroom
Description: Very large and wide beige mushroom with a flat cap. Three spots of deep brown dot the crown. Edible, with a very meaty flavor, sometimes savored as the main part of a meal.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Gen kew mushroom
Description: Small pastel orange mushroom with a dark crimson blush near the top of the pointed cap. Grows together in a cluster. Edible. Makes a delightful addition to salads or a raw snack.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Golden Hook mushroom
Description: Shallow pale yellow cap with reddish hook-like flourishes spaced out along the edge and dark red gills. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Mushrooms (glowing)
Description: Found in sea tunnels, their glow illuminates the passages. Assumed to be inedible.
Found In: River's Rest
Other Names: None.
Name: Mushrooms (gnollish)
Description: Frequently seen at the loading area outside the grocer in the Landing. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: None.
Name: Red Lichen
Description: Dark to bright red in hue, this lichen is a symbiotic combination of algae and fungus, often found on rocks or crawling along the bark of fir trees. Prefers colder climates and higher elevations. Edible, used in teas and potions to heal nerve damage.
Found In: Pinefar/Aenatumgana
Other Names: None.
Name: Red Trafel mushroom
Description: A scarlet frilly-capped mushroom with blood-red spots. Can be hard to find when its coloration blends in with autumnal foliage. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Valor
Other Names: None.
Name: Red Vornalite mushroom
Description: A ruby-hued round cap mushroom, usually found growing in clusters around the trunks of oak trees. Edible.
Found In: Solhaven
Other Names: None.
Name: Soft White mushroom
Description: A mottled white egg-shaped cap often coated with a chalky residue. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Spotted Heart mushroom
Description: Heart-shaped caps, usually pink-orange in color, featuring bright yellow spots. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Striped Heart mushroom
Description: Heart-shaped caps, dark yellow-orange in color, featuring bright pink striations that spiral out from the center of the cap. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Toadstool (giant glowing)
Description: Though a member of the mushroom family, generally inedible, possibly poisonous. Both a white and silver and a crimson and silver variety exists.
Found In: Zul Logoth
Other Names: None.
Name: Trollfear mushroom
Description: Ear-shaped brown mushroom caps dotted with ivory warts seeping a brackish green ooze. Edible, yet poisonous.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: White Hook mushroom
Description: Shallow ghost white cap with dark grey hook-like flourishes spaced out along the edge. Edible.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Withered Black mushroom
Description: Rippled and wrinkled deep black mushroom caps with matching gills and stems. Edible. Great in stews and soaps, serves as a thickener when boiled and has a slightly crunchy texture.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing, River's Rest, Solhaven, Kharam Dzu/Teras Isle, Icemule Trace, Pinefar/Aenatumgana, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor
Other Names: None.
Name: Wolifrew lichen
Description: A yellow-brown fungus routinely sold for its medicinal properties and may also be foraged wild. When consumed, wolifrew lichen can repair minor damage to the nervous system. Most likely to be found in cold, wet caves, but sometimes grows in secluded outdoor areas that receive little light.
Found In: Wehnimer's Landing
Other Names: Wifurwif.
Plants and Herbs
For more information on plants, herbs, vines, parasitics and trees, consult the second volume in this series.