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 Matia
Kingdom	Plants
Category	Herb
Main Ecosystem(s)	Forest & Jungle
Counterattack type	None

The rosae Matia (or fragaria) is an upright shrub, rather low, generally 40 to 120 cm, half herbaceous, which tends to spread by suckering (offshoots emerging from the root) very common on Matis and Zoraï lands.

The leaves are shiny, whole with a smooth border, cordiform: the tip is sharp and the base is heart-shaped. They are very slightly ribbed except for the median rib, along which they appear almost folded in half. The lower leaves are opposite while the upper ones are alternately disposed on either side and at different levels of the stem, to which a short petiole connects them. The starry flowers, with 6 rounded petals, are very fragrant, fragile and sessile: directly fixed on the stem, without peduncle. Each shoot has 3 to 6 axillary flowers arranged in ears, isolated, from 2 to 4 cm in diameter and creamy-white or pinky or, more rarely, pale blue in colour. The soft green foliage turns orange-yellow at fall.

Uses

Rosae, easy to cultivate on drained and sunny soil, is appreciated for its ornamental qualities and the production of perfumes or sweets. The fertilized flower turns into a fake ovoid, pinkish-orange, a few millimetres long, containing hairs that are very irritating to the skin. When ripe, the fruit becomes edible.

Notes

Many amateurs and scholars – because it is an integral part of botanists' training – are engaged in its hybridization. The rosae Matia is the oldest known rosae and most of the current varieties are affiliated with it. The number of varieties resulting from mutations or crossbreedings that have occurred is estimated to be several hundred, but barely a dozen have been preserved so far.

According to custom, hybrids are named after famous places or characters, such as members of royal families, such as the legendary rosae Yrkanis, which, alone after Rosae Matia, has been able to acclimate and grow spontaneously.

The flowers are single, but are more commonly double or even triple in the varieties cultivated and created by our brilliant botanists, just as they can have various shades and clever, delicate patterns.

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…

  Beware Atysians! Some plants have shown signs of intelligence, finding ways to communicate with other thinking species. From there to knowing if their message is peaceful or malicious, it's up to you to find out...

However, the eight botanical families listed below should help you to find your way through the teeming flora of Atys.

• Algae
• Aquaplants
• Fungi
• Herbs
• Mosses
• Roots
• Shrubs
• Stipes (false trunks)
• Trees

You should also know that all Atys plants that are not (or not only) members of these families are listed in the “pseudo-family” Special plants.