Plants and Animals

The following list the plants and animals that can be found in the known world, some of which also exist in the real world and some that are unique to Planetos. Traditional uses for plants or for animal byproducts have been included in the descriptions to serve as a resource for things such as what plants my have medicinal uses. 

Plants

Animals

Flowers

  • Bellflower: a plant with bell-shaped flowers that are usually blue, purple, pink, or white. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals. It is edible and traditional uses include treating coughs, tuberculosis, and sore eyes.

  • Black Lotus: A type of large water lily with dark petals. It is potentially edible and may be used to treat issues such as insomnia, diarrhea, palpitations, and poor digestion.
  • Blood-Blooms: pale flowers with plump petals found in Westeros
  • Coldsnaps: A species of autumn wildflower with blue petals found beyond the Wall in the north of westeros
  • Dragon's Breath: A dark red flower that grows in Westeros. The Godswood in the Red Keep contains dragon's breath
  • Evening star: Also known as evening-primrose and sundrop among other names. It is known for its bright flowers which typically open in the evening and close in the morning. Traditional uses include treating skin inflammation, gastrointestional issues, and hormonal imbalances.

  • Forget-Me-Not: a type of perennial plant with small, blue, five-petaled flowrs that have a yellow or white center. Traditional medicinal uses include respiratory issues, wound treatment such as stopping bleeding, and conditioning hair. 

  • Frostfires: A species of autumn wildflower with scarlet petals found beyond the wall in the north of Westeros. 

  • Gillyflower: A type of fragrant wildflower such as the wallflower, clove pink, or white stocks. Traditional uses include remedies for skin ailments, headaches, and aiding digestion.

  • Ginger: a perennial herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its pungent, spicy rhizome. It is used both for cooking and medicinally to treat nausea, vomiting, and other ailments.

  • Goathead: a low-growing, spreading weed with bright yellow flowers. They possess spiny seeds that can damage people and livestock. Some traditional uses include treating urinary issues, improving sexual function and fertility, and supporting heart and liver health.

  • Goldencup: flowers found south of the Neck in Westeros

  • Goldenrod: A type of herbaceous perennial plant with feathery, plume-like culsters of small, bright yellow flowers that typically bloom from late summer to fall. They can be used for urinary tract health, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, congestion and allergies, and other conditions such as liver enlargement and internal bleeding.

  • Gorse: A type of evergreen shrub, sometimes possessing spiny yellow flowers. While the flowers are edible, the seeds are toxic. Tradinal uses include treatment for kidney stones, jaundice, urinary issues, coughs, colds, and sore throats. Additionally, dyes, brooms, and brushes can be made from the plant.

  • Lady's Lace: A flower plant characterized by flat-topped clusters of small, white flowers that resembles lace, often with a single, dark purple flower at the center. The plant is entirely edible and is also used as a diuretic, for digestive tract issues, and as a contraceptive.

  • Lavender: a small, aromatic, evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowrs. It can be used in perfumes, for dies, and in food and drink and medically can be used to reduce anxiety, promote sleep, and relieve stress.

  • Lilac: a eurasian shrub or small tree of the olive family that has fragrant violet, pink, or white blossoms and is widely cultivated as ornamental. Uses include as a digestive aid, immune support, soothing of skin abrasions, relaxation, reduction of fever and inlammation, as well as in perfumes.

  • Liverwort: a small, flowerless green plant with leaflike stems or lobed leaves, occurring in moise habitats. Liverworts lack true roots and reproduce by means of spores released from capsules. Traditionally used to treat gallstones, boils, fractures, poisinous snakebites, abscesses, wounds, and hepatic disorders. 

  • Lungwort: a bristly, herbaceous European plant of the borage family, tyically having white-spotted leaves and pink flowers that turn blue as they age. Traditionally used to treat coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma, gastrointestinal issues, aid in wound treatment, and as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Additionally, it is edible and can be used to make blue and green fabric dyes. 

  • Moonbloom: a type of flower found in Westeros. It is a white, trumpet-shaped flower that opens at dusk and has a sweet, lemon-like scent. The plant is not edible as it is toxic but traditionally has been used to treat ailments such as snakebites.

  • Nightshade: a plant related to the potato typically having poisonous black or red berries. Extracts from the plant could be used for treatment of wounds, gout, sleeplessmess, and as a love potion, traditionally.

  • Pennyroyal: a type of perennial mint with small, aromatic leaves similar to spearmint. Traditional uses include treatment for colds, pheumonia, fatigue, to stimulate menstruation, and, in concentrated doses, to induce abortions. 

  • Poison kisses: purple flowers found in Westeros that cause itchy rashes if they come into contact with skin

  • Poppy: a herbaceous plant with showy flowers, milky sap, and rounded seed capsules. Extracts produce Milk of the Poppy, an opiate pain relief tonic.

  • Rose: a prickly bush or shrub that typically bears colorful, fragrant flowers that are grown widely as ornamentals. Medicinal benefits include treatment of inflammation, diabetes, dysmenorrhea, depression, stress, seizures, and aging. Varieties found in the known world include the following:

    • Autumn Rose 

    • Dusky Rose

    • Golden Rose

    • Red Rose

    • White Rose

    • Winter Rose - a pale blue flower the color of frost. It is extremely rare and said to be the most beautiful of flowers grown in the glass gardens of Winterfell

  • Saffron Crocus: a species of flowering plant in the iris family best known for the culinary use of its floral stigmas as the spice saffron. It can also be used medically an an analgesis, diuretic, immune stimulant, and nervine sedative as well as to improve mood, libido, and sexual function.

  • Sedge: a grasslike plant with triangular stems and inconspicuous flowers, growing typically in wet ground and widely distributed throughout temperate and cold regions. The leaves can be used to make rope and the whole plant can be used to make baskets, mats, and clothing. 

  • Spiceflower: a scented flower found in the Dothraki sea that is used in perfumes and often paired with cinnamon.

  • Tansy: a flowering herb with various medical properties, the most significant of which is its use in Moon Tea to induce abortions.

  • Thistle: a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family which typically has a prickly stem and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers. They are edible and traditionally also used medically for liver disorders, diabetes, and other conditions.

  • Wild Radish: An invasive, flowering plant of which the cultivated radish is widely considered to be a subspecies. Multiple parts of the plant are edible and can also be used as a treatment for skin conditions, stomach disorders, and as a diuretic.

 

Grasses

  • Devilgrass: a tough brown grass that grows in clumps and can survive in harsh climates with little watter.
  • Ghost grass: a type of grass that grows throughougt the shadow lands in the further east of Essos, both on its shores and in the valleys between its mountains. It is taler than a human on horseback and has stalks as pale as milkglass. The inedible grass is an invasive plant that overwhelms other grass. 

  • Hranna: the Dothraki name for a type of green grass that grows in the Dothraki Sea and blooms dark red flower. It turns a deep brown during the dry season.

  • Piper's Grass: a type of grass found beyond the wall in northern Westeros

  • Sedge: See entry under Flowers

 

Trees:

  • Alder: A widely distributed tree of the birch family with a variety of uses. Medicinally, the bark could be used to make treatments for pain and inflammation, skin conditions, and wounds as well as for infections and as a digestive aid. Additionally, the wood is useful for woodworking and to make a good quality charcoal as well as red, red-brown, brown, and orange dyes.
  • Ash: A deciduous or evergreen tree known for its valuable wood. Medicinally, tinctures could be made to treat joint pain, rheumatism, and gout among other uses.
  • Aspen: A poplar tree used medically for the treatment of pain and inflammation, coughs and colds, and wound care, among others as well as in food, woodmaking, and to make lye for soapmaking. 
  • Beech: A large tree with smooth gray bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale, fine-grained timber. Uses include as firewood and ccharcoal, for making furniture and tools, making dyes and tars, and medicinally to treat wounds, sores, skin irritations, chest infections, fevers, and boils. Additionally, various parts of the tree can be used for food and drink.
  • Birch: A slender, fast growing tree with thin bark. It can be used for crafting, for food and drink, especially in the form of the mushrooms that frequently grow on it, and medicinally to treat a variety of conditions thanks to its anti-inflamatory properties and treatments of boils and pustules. 
  • Black-barked Tree: Found near the House of the Undying in Qarth. Shade of the Evening is made from the trees' inky blue leaves. The local name of the tree is not mentioned and it is unknown if there is a connection with Ebony of the Summer Isles, the Ironwoods of Westeros, or the Nightwoods of Essos. 
  • Bloodwood: A type of tree that gets its name from either its red-colored wood or the deep red sap it secretes. The sap can be used for wounds and sores and as an internal remedy for diarrhea, malaria, and stomach pain. It is also useful for crafting and treating corneal ulcers.
  • Blue Mahoe: A tropical tree prized for making high quality items as well as for its medicinal uses to treat things like gout and syphilis. 
  • Burl: A large tree with prized, swirling wood often used for furniture making and the crafting of decorative items. 
  • Cottonwood: A type of common poplar tree that can be used for building and crafting, making waterproofing and glue, to make dyes and treat hides, and medicinally for wounds, skin conditions, respiratory issues, and joint pain.  
    • Black Cottonwood
  • Cinnamon: A tropical evergreen tree from which the spice cinnamon is harvested from its inner bark. Traditional uses include digestive issues, respiratory problems, and cardiovascular conditions.
  • Clove: A tropical evergreen tree that is cultivated for its aromatic flower buds, which are dried to create the spice called clove. Beyond its cullinary applications, it can also be used medicinally to treat toothaches and digestive issues as well as to make perfumes and insect repellents. 
  • Ebony: A type of tropical tree known for its exceptionally hard, dense, and dark-colored heartwood. Medicinal uses include treating words, infections, and various illnesses like malaria and diabetes. 
  • Elm: a tall deciduous tree that typically has rough, serrated leaves. Medicinal uses include wound treatment, digestive aid, and for soothing sore throats, coughs, stomach ulcers, etc. It is also useful for building boats, furniture, and bows.  
  • Evergreen
    • Cedar: an evergreen coniferous tree known for its aromatic, durable wood which is resistant to rot and decay. Medicinal uses include treatments for respiratory issues, inflammatory conditions, and wound care. It can also be used in crafting of household items, furniture, and textiles.
    • Hemlock: A coniferous tree whose foliage is said to smell like hemlock when crushed. Parts of the tree can be used for lumber, tannins for leatherwork, dye for textiles, and medicinally for colds, coughs, scurvy, and wounds.
    • Pine: A coniferous tree grown for its soft timber. The nuts are edible, the resin can be made into a sealant, and, medicinally, parts of the tree can be used to treat wounds, support the immune system, relieve pain, and more.

      • Soldier Pine: A type of tall pine found in much of Westeros. 
    • Sentinel: a type of tall coniferous evergreen tree in Westeros. It has grey-green needles and produces a sweet, sticky sap.
    • Spruce: a cone-shaped tree whose wood is widely used for lumber. Additionally, various parts can be used for food and drink, building and woodworking, and to treat a plethora of medical conditions such as coughs, the flu, wounds and sores, and constipation.
    • Yew: a confierous tree with red berrylike fruits which are highly poisonous. The flexible wood is especially useful for crafting strong bows, durable tools, and musical instruments. 
      • Dornish Yew: A type of Dornish yew tree whose ood is used to make high quality longbows frequently associated with the skilled archers of Dorne and the Dornish marshes.
  • Fruit
    • Apple: the round fruit of a tree of the rose family, which typically has thin red or green skin and a crisp flesh. They can be used to treat constipation, diarrhea, colds, fevers, and skin irritation. 

    • Apricot: a juicy, soft fruit, resembling a small peach, of an orange-yellow color. Apricot oil can be used to treat tumors, swelling, and ulcers. It is also beneficial for treating dermatitis and eczema and reducing wrinkles
    • Blackthorn: the stringent blue-black fruits that grow on the blackthorn shrub. Traditional uses include treatment for digestive issues, respiratory issues, and inflammatory conditions.
    • Cherry: a small, round stone fruit that is typically bright or dark red. Edible, they can also be used to treat bronchitis and anaemia along with other health issues. 
      • Black Cherry
      • Red Cherry
      • White Cherry
    • Crabapple
    • Date Palm
    • Fig
    • Hawthorn
    • Lemon
    • Lime
    • Olive
      • Purple Olive
    • Orange
      • Blood Orange
    • Peach
    • Pear
    • Persimmon
    • Pink Ivory
    • Plum
      • Fireplum
    • Pomegranate
    • Prune
  • Goldenheart
  • Ironwood
  • Linden
  • Mahogany
  • Maple
  • Myrrh
  • Nightwood
  • Nut
    • Almond
    • Chestnut
    • Nutmeg
    • Oak
      • Scrub Oak
    • Pecan
  • Purpleheart
  • Redwood
  • Sandalwood
  • Sandbeggar
  • Tigerwood
  • Tower
  • Thorn Tree
  • Weirwood
  • Willow
  • Wormtree

 

Miscellaneous

  • Barley
  • Bean
  • Beet
  • Berry
    • Blackberry
    • Blueberry
    • Grape
    • Mulberry
    • Raspberry
    • Smokeberry
    • Strawberry
  • Bracken
  • Briar
    • Black Brier Bush
  • Broom
  • Cabbage
  • Cardamom
  • Carrot
  • Chickpea
  • Corn
    • Sweetcorn
  • Cotton
  • Cucumber
  • Daggerleaf
  • Firepod
  • Garlic
  • Ghostskin
  • Green bean
  • Harpy's Gold
  • Hemp
  • Fern
    • Lady Fern
    • Sword Fern
  • Herb
    • Hemlock
    • Kingscopper
    • Mint
      • Wild Mint
    • Red Fennel
    • Sourleaf
    • Sweet Grass
    • Wolf's Bane
    • Wormwood
  • Hornwort
  • Horseradish
  • Ivy
    • Pale Ivy
    • Red Ivy
  • Leek
  • Licorice
  • Melon
    • Blood Melons
  • Mistletoe
  • Moss
    • Green Moss
    • Grey Moss
    • Purple Moss
    • Red-tailed Moss
    • Silver Moss
  • Mustard Plant
  • Neep 
  • Nettle
  • Oat
  • Onion
    • Pearl Onion
    • Red Onion
    • Wild Onion
  • Parsnip
  • Pea
  • Pepper
    • Dragon Pepper
    • Orange Snap Peppers
    • Peppercorn
  • Pinchfire
  • Prickly Ben
  • Pumpkin
  • Seaweed
  • Spinach
  • Squash
  • Sting-Me-Not
  • Turnip
  • Thornbushes
  • Waspwillow
  • Wheat
    • Wild Wheat

Animals

 

Special Animals

 

Land Mammals

  • Aurochs
  • Direwolf
  • Little Valyrian
  • Mammoth
  • Pouch Tiger
  • Shadowcat
  • Unicorn
  • Zorse
  • Kraken
  • Leviathan
  • Old Men of the River

Magical Creatures

  • Dragon
    • Firewyrm
    • Wyvern
  • Giant Ice Spider

Mythical Creatures

  • Basilisk
  • Centaur
  • Cockatrice
  • Griffin
  • Harpy
  • Hellhound
  • Ice Dragon
  • Martlet
  • Sea Dragon
  • Sphinx

 

Domesticated:

  • Camel
  • Cat
  • Cattle
    • Aurochs: See above
    • Cow
    • Ox
  • Chicken
  • Dog
    • Elkhound
    • Mastiff
      • Black Mastiff
      • Sand Dog
    • Shaggy Dog
    • Sheepdog
    • Wolfhound
  • Donkey
  • Falcon
    • Gyrfalfon
    • Merlin
    • Peregrine Falcon
  • Goose
  • Goat
  • Hawk
    • Goshawk
    • Red-Tailed Hawk
  • Horse
    • Courser
    • Destrier
    • Dray
    • Garron
    • Mule
    • Palfrey
    • Pony
    • Rounsey
    • Sand Steed
    • Shaggy Mountain Horse
    • Stot
    • Zorse: See above
  • Pig
  • Raven
    • White Raven
  • Sheep
    • Black-nosed Sheep

 

Mammals

  • Bear
    • Cave Bear
    • Black Bear
    • Snow Bear
    • Spotted Bear
  • Camel
    • White Camel
  • Canines
    • Direwolf: See above
    • Dog: See above
    • Fox
      • Black Fox
      • Red Fox
      • White Fox
    • Wolf
      • Red Wolf
    • Cattle: See above
    • Deer
      • Red Deer
      • White Deer
    • Elk
      • Giant Elk
    • Moose
    • Reindeer
  • Dolphin
  • Donkey: See ab ove
  • Elephantidae
    • Elephant
    • Dwarf Elephant
    • Grey Elephant
  • Mammoth
  • Felidae
    • Cat
    • Leopard
    • Lion
      • Cave Lion
      • White Lion
    • Mountain Cat
    • Panther
      • Spotted Panther
    • Shadowcat
    • Tiger
      • Spotted Tiger
    • Treecat
    • Wildcat
  • Giraffe
  • Goat
  • Hedgehot
  • Horse: See above
  • Jackal
  • Leporidae
    • Hare
    • Rabbit
  • Mustelidae
    • Badger
    • Ferret
    • Otter
    • Sable
    • Stoat
      • Ermine
    • Weasel
    • Wolverine
  • Pinnipeds
    • Sea Lion
    • Seal
    • Walrus
  • Pouch Tiger
  • Primates
    • Ape
      • Giant Ape
      • Hooded Ape
      • Night Stalker
      • Old Red Man
      • Silver Pelt
      • Spotted Humpback Ape
    • Human
    • Lemur
      • Little Valyrians
    • Monkey
  • Sheep: See above
  • Rodents
    • Beaver
    • Mouse
      • Dormouse
    • Porcupine
    • Rat
    • Squirrel
      • Black Squirrel
  • Sea Cow
  • Suidae
    • Boar
    • Pig
  • Whale
    • Grey Whale
    • Humpback
    • Leviathan
    • Narwhale
    • Spotted Whale
    • White Whale

 

Birds: 

  • Bluejay
  • Chicken
  • Crane
  • Crow
    • Carrion Crow
  • Dove
  • Duck
  • Eagle
    • Sea Eagle
  • Falcon: See Above
  • Goose
  • Gull
  • Hawk: See Above
  • Heron
  • Kite
  • Lark
    • Skylark
  • Magpie
  • Martlet
  • Merlin
  • Mockingbird
  • Nightingale
  • Owl
    • Horned Owl
    • Snow Owl
  • Parrot
  • Partridge
  • Peacock
  • Pigeon
  • Quail
  • Raven: See Above
  • Rook
  • Sandpiper
  • Snow Shrike
  • Songbird
  • Sparrow
  • Stork
  • Swan
    • Black Swan
  • Tern
  • Turkey
  • Vulture