Concept art of a Rotoa tree.

We have two indexes of all the flora that can be found on Atys:

• One exclusively on intelligent plants,
• And the unaggressive flora detailed by ecosystem:

This section lists the flora of Atys as it appears to the laymen homin. Note that many of this 'flora' isn't even really plants, but actually fungi or even immobile animals. But you'd have to dabble in botany a bit before you realise this.

The flora you may run into varies immensely based on the ecosystem of the continent you're in. Only a few plants appear in multiple ecosystems (like the Olansi tree that appears in both desert and lakelands). Thus the flora is classified by ecosystem.

Taxonomic Amber
Rosae Yrkanis
Kingdom	Plants
Category	Herb
Main Ecosystem(s)	Forest & Jungle
Counterattack type	None

It is said that in 2506, during a dark period in the history of the Verdant Heights, a Matis botanist whose true identity was unfortunately never attested, created a hybrid of the rosae Matia in her laboratory. Smaller and bushier in shape, adorned with triple flower opalines with a sweet scent, this hybrid had the particularity of being a host of choice for endilweis. Barely hatched, it is said, it was surrounded by a colourful, fluttering ballet of wandering flowers eager to perch at its summit…

Following Prince Yrkanis' unsuccessful attempt to reclaim his crown, and his conviction by Jinovitch, this botanist sent many cuttings to several correspondents who remained loyal to the Prince or had followed him into exile, first in Aeden Aqueous and then in the Witherings. And this until 2512, to such an extent that this rosae would have become a sign of recognition between the prince's supporters, a symbolic promise of the crown that would soon be returned to him. Legend has it that the resistance fighters even took advantage of the special bond that unites these two plants by writing encrypted messages on endilweis able to travel long distances to reach their host…

Upon Yrkanis' triumphant return, the rosae Yrkanis was baptized and officially unveiled to the public. Within a few years, and while it could not acclimatize to the lake regions, it conquered the Verdant Heights and the Witherings, where it became perfectly naturalized.

This is probably partly a myth, because it is difficult to conceive of a directed movement of the endilweis that would allow it to move as it pleases, and not at wind's discretion, like a travelling izam. Nevertheless, the science of our botanists is so great that it is safe to believe it, and if you walk through our magnificent forests or in the jungle, you will certainly come across rosai Yrkanis^*, emblematically adorned with their “Crown of Yrkanis”, a name still sometimes used to designate the endilweis.

*↑ Plural of rosae Yrkanis in the Matis language, the Mateis.

Fyros Legend

The Great Tree is immortal, and its ashes, once cooled, regain their vitality. From the ashes come flowers and fruits. The flora spreads towards the sky in the hope of reaching other planets.

Matis Myth

All the vegetation was born from the hands of the Matis. These agile artists sculpted each of the elegant leaves of Atys. The Goo, or more rarely the original chaos, is responsible for any malformation.

Tryker Myth

The Seed has many offshoots that form the vegetation of Atys. Plants are not so cooperative with the capricious Kamis, but the Kamis nevertheless use them to generate and then feed their creatures. But the Flora of Atys needs protection. Otherwise the homin civilizations will perish, leaving nothing but the bestial prosperity of the corrupted Goo…

• Alinea - a needle-bearing tree, often comes in the shape of two trees twisting around eachother.
• Angelio - a small tree with beautiful white bark and pink blossoms in spring.
• Arino - a fern-like shrub with large leaves.
• Balogna - a dense bush whose leaves twist upwards in a spiral.
• Bolka - giant tree used by Matis for homes and other buildings
• Campana - a small herbaceous plant whose flowers are part of the composition of “Dandelion wine”.
• Crolice - comes in the form of huge branches twisting from the ground.
• Dorio - a dorotea in earlier stage of growth.
• Dorotea - a thicker and even higher cousin of the Dorio, tallest tree on Atys.
• Fongice - a huge mushroom taller than most homins.
• Fragaria - a small herbaceous plant producing very sugary red fruit.
• Irena - a low bush, reaching no higher than a tall homin.
• Iriscea - named faham when growing in the Jungle.
• Maydea - a grass growing in the wettest areas of the Forest.
• Pepo - a plant of the same family as the sparàn of the Lakes.
• Pocea - a grass whose tiny seeds gather in a pendulous plume.
• Salina - a low and think tree, providing shade over a large area.
• Volacea - an herbaceous plant species whose size and colour differ according to variety.