Flora of the Agean Arctic

Flora is sparse amongst the tundra of the Arctic, and agriculture is impossible. However, various species of plants exist. Listed here are the medicinal, poisonous, edible and notable plants of the arctic regions.

Trees include those of the birch family.

## Edible Plants

* *Arctic Knotweed*. A two meter tall herbaceous plant with pale yellow flowers.
* *Mountain Sorrel*. A small, reddish plant that grows in-between rocks. It can be eaten, but also can be made into a cure for Scurvy
* *Cowberry*. A small shrub that produces plump red berries.
* *Wild Celery*. A tall woody and spindly plant with distinctive spherical green flowers.
* *Arctic Licorice*. A small green plant that grows in between rocks. It has tuft like yellow flowers.
* *Agean Searocket*. A scrubby succulent that grows on the coastlines. The leaves are edible when cooked.
* *Seaside Sandplant*. A small, scrubby groundcover that grows on sand. The leaves are edible.
* *Roseroot*. A small succulent that grows between rocks. It is very bitter. +10 toughness, immunity to fatigue.
* *Crowberry*. A low growing shrub with small leaves and pitch black berries.
* *Whortleberry*. A reddish leafed, small shrub with dark purple berries. The leaves can be made into a tea for curing infections, scurvy and vomiting.
* *Bog Cranberry*. A spindly shrub that grows in fresh water. It has small red berries.
* *Northern Blueberry*. A small shrub with green, oval leaves. The berries are blue in color.
* *Goosetongue*. A dense, leafy plant with tall fleshy blossoms.
* *Mountain Bistort*. A grass like herb with a fluffy white blossom. Its bulbs are edible.
* *Red Sorrel*. A weed with spindly stalks and sparse red blossoms. It is incredibly sour and will cure scurvy.
* *Cloudberry*. A low growing vine with tiny, orange berries.
* *Raspberry*. A thin shrub with large leaves and red berries. The leaves can be drinking as tea, which will remove mild to moderate pain.
* *Stone Bramble*. A small thin shrub with very small red berries. It will cure vomiting and bacteria.
* *Northern Bedstraw*. A tall, spindly grass like plant with delicate white blossoms. It is very sweet.
* *Purple Saxifrage*. A low growing, woody plant with scale like leaves and large purple flowers.
* *Lady Fern*. A common fern. The young heads are edible.
* *Pine Truffle*. A false truffle fungi that resembles a sea green cup. It needs to be cooked.
* *Grayling Mushroom*. A small, delicate grey mushroom with a trumpet like shape.
* *Fairy ring mushroom*. A simple brown mushroom. It is incredibly sweet.
* *Meadow Puffball*. A white, scaley, round mushroom.
* *Stump Puffball*. A brown, firm mushroom that grows on trees.

## Medicinal Plants

* *Yellow Dock*. The flour made from the seeds and roots of this plant is applied to wounds and rashes (Stops bleeding, removes some rashes).
* *Reindeer Moss*. A white, thick lichen that grows on rocks and the ground. It is eaten boiled with other things like berries or eggs. It is used in a tea for curing vomiting and upset stomachs
* *Manroot*. A vine with heart shaped leaves and white flowers. Its roots can be roasted and eaten, similarly to a sweet potato. The root can be made into a healing poultice or a tea for purging poison. (Poultices heal bleeding, pain, and restore 30 health)
* *Twisted Stalk*. A medicum sides, smooth leafed fern like plant with a distinctive twisted talk. It produces delicate white flowers and large juicy berries. The shoots, berries and leaves are edible. The juice from the berries can be used to heal burns.
* *Cottongrass*. A tall grass that grows in wet conditions, it has feathery, cotton like tufts at the top of the plant. It is made into a tea to cure vomiting and nausea. It can also be made into an improvised bandage.
* *Sundew*. A unique carnivorous plant with sticky rosette "blossoms". It can be mashed into an edible paste which will cure convulsions.
* *Northern Buckler Fern*. A dense and woody fern with delicate leaves. It can be made into a tea which will cure any parasites.
* *Common Horsetail* An herbaceous plant that resembles very small pine trees. They are edible, but can be made into a wound dressing. (Stops bleeding, heals rashes, and restores 45 health)
* *Bearberry* a low growing shrubby plant with small red berries. All parts of the plant are edible. The leaves can be made into tea, which will treat bacterial diseases and can purge poisons.
* *Fir Clubmoss*. a shrubby plant that resembles a pine shrub. It can be pounded into a poultice which will remove pain.
* *Fireweed*. a tall, grass like plant with conical purple blossoms. It is used to treat wounds, it will stop bleeding and restore 45 health.
* *Hair of Mother Earth*. A short, broad leaf grass. It can be chewed to remove curses and magical effects.
* *Dune Grass*. A thin, tall grass that grow's in the sand. It can be stuffed in boots to gain cold resistance, if chewed it will cure vomiting and nausea. It is used heavily in weaving.
* *Yellow Thimbleweed*. A small herb that produces a single yellow flower. It cures pain and removes the paralysis condition, it will restore 20 health.
* *Giant Buttercup.* A very tall flower with glossy yellow petals. A poultice will cure pain, common illness, and vomiting. It will also restore 15 health.
* *Silverweed*. A broad, toothy fern with a pure white underside. Its roots are edible. The leaves will cure convulsions and curses.
* *Arctic Willow*. A tiny, low growing shrub. As a poultice it will stop bleeding, cure vomiting and restore 35 health.
* *Sand Violet*. A compact and small plant with distinct purple flowers. It will cure pain and make broken bones less damaging. It will restore 40 health.
* *Soft Puffball*. A brown, soft, ball shaped mushroom. It's thick white flesh is used to stop bleeding. It is edible, but is considered a sacred plant by the Hiuralik.
* *Pujoaluk Mushroom.* A white, round mushroom that releases its gaseous spores when touched. It is used to stop bleeding. It is edible, but is considered a sacred plant by the Hiuralik.
* *Collared Earthstar*. A tough, brown mushroom that resembles a blooming flower. It is used to stop bleeding and cure respiratory symptoms.

## Poisonous Plants

* *Kingcup*. A small, yellow flower that grows in wet conditions. If consumed, it will cause convulsions, vomiting, dizziness, and unconsciousness.
* *Bog Rosemary*. An herb with thing, tough leaves. If consumed, it will cause dizziness, vomiting and trouble breathing.
* *Funeral Bell Mushroom*. A thick stemmed, brown capped mushroom. It causes vomiting and pain, and will cause a character to fall unconscious after 2 days. They will die a day later if not treated via magic.