Plants of Yrth

This page is dedicated to the variety of interesting plants found throughout the regions of Yrth, especially those that vastly change a biome's personality.All examples are from Plants of Yrth (Thomas Devine; Pyramid 2, 2006) unless otherwise stated These plants can also be useful in planetary romances, space operas, or lost cities found in steampunk or cliffhangers.
== Some Plants ==
Plant 	Use
Bread Oak 	Forest-growing staple food, domesticated and popularized by Elven culture
Fayflax 	Flax-like seed used to make silky textiles, including paper. This produce is also known as Elf Silk.
Honeyroot 	Common to northern and central Yttarria, this plant has large tuberous roots. Its sap is sweet and tastes somewhat like honey, hence the name. It can be boiled down into syrups and candies, and is a popular sweetener in Caithness and beyond. Those who can't afford sugar and honey use honeyroot.
Pepperberries 	A close relative to the raspberry, this berry bush grows mainly in Caithness, but is cultivated in al-Wazif, Cardiel, and Megalos. They can be used, fresh or dry, to season food. They can also be made into a sauce, which preserves quite nicely. This sauce is incredibly common, and is essentially "Yrth's Ketchup".
Luciole 	The flowers of the firefly bush, or luciole, glow gently at night. These are carefully cultivated to illuminate gardens. The Balinese Aralaise make luminous paints and cosmetics, as well as a paste that can stick jewels to the skin. Used in illumination alchemy.
Fue Sucre 	Large gourd native to Araterre. It repels insects and can make a syrup that does so as well. Very useful for pastries in open markets!
Saint Valentine's Daisy	Named for St. Valentine's help with fevers and infection, this little flower is one of the most powerful medicinal herbs on Yrth. In the form of wine, it enhances healing potions, and can even be ingested on its own to give a bonus to Health!
Dyer's Rose 	This is actually a tree that produces rose-like blossoms and a bitter crabapple-like fruit. Used for reds and oranges (from the southwest) and blues and violets (in the northeast). The colors can be squashed from the flowers and the fruit.
Saint Dominic's Bane 	Insects hate this flower. It repels insects in multiple forms, including as a dye!
Scribe's Rush 	Reedlike plant found in wetlands all across Yttarria. Can be made into rope, coarse cloth, and paper. The ink made from Scribe's Rush is the best ink on Yrth.
== See Also ==
*Melange of Magical Creatures series
**Mélange of Magical Creatures III by Eric Funk, Pyramid 2, 2007
*Zaphod's Argentines
== References ==
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