A weed is defined as a common plant or herb which may or may not be useful, but in any event grows where it is not wanted. Assorted useful and even beautiful plants (plantain, dandelion) may fall into this category since they spread quickly or compete with others.

WEEDS
(Sorted Alphabetically)

FIREWEED, THE
Importance. Sea weed with a various uses (medicinical, food, practical).
Summary. Fireweed (also known as Pariya's Nets, Mermaria's Grace) is a brightly hued sea weed, native to the shores and seas of the continent of Aeruillin, making its home never farther than 10 peds from shore. These slimy plants are home to many of Aeruillin's sea-creatures and provide food, clothing and other goods to the people of this vast land. [READ MORE]

MULTLIWEED, THE
Importance. A bush producing edible Mutnuts, source of the "mut" measure.
Summary. The Mutliweed has one of the largest ranges of any other plant, found nearly on every continent and island in the world, though is is more commonly found in Northern Sarvonia. The plant produces a nut, the Mutnut, which is where the weight value of the mut (equaling 1/100 of a heb) originated from. Though the plant, which often appears as a bush, is small, it has deep roots, making it difficult to get rid of. [READ MORE]

POERITT, THE
Importance. The Poeritt berry is commonly used for dying and staining.
Summary. The Poeritt (PO-air-ritt), also called Weepberry, Cloudface, Rainflower, Greygrass, is known for its soft gray flower that may remind some of a cloudy sky. These elegant flowers always hang with their faces looking downwards, towards the earth, and have long, slender leaves resembling blades of grass. The berries of the Poeritt are small and gray and, though not commonly used in culinary applications, can be used for dying or staining, and even for tattooing. These flowers are found mainly in hilly plains in Northern Sarvonia. [READ MORE]

SKYWEED, THE
Importance. Weed used for rope-making and producing of syrup.
Summary. The Skyweed plant, a bush-like weed with no real site constraints, is often a nuisance to gardeners working at high altitudes. Although this gray-blue plant is very feathery and fragile, it grows extremely quickly. However, Skyweed also has many uses: One can produce ropes from the weed's light vines or use the vanilla-like berries for syrup. [READ MORE]

VHIN, THE
Importance. Smokeweed, an addictive nicotine plant.
Summary. Also called Smokeweed. A desert plant with thin, ragged leaves sprouting directly from a central pale white tuber. Vhin's leaves are a yellowish-beige colour which blends perfectly with the sand in which it grows.

Smokeweed is difficult to spot but easy to harvest. It dries quickly in the desert heat once separated from its water-storing tuberous root (the water is potable but addictive, as it contains many of the same chemicals which make vhin so appealing to smokers). It is treated in two ways: braided while still damp into a long tube, which is then sliced into finger-length cylinders and left to mature, or shredded and dried for pipe-smoke.

YROM, THE
Importance. A weed with flexible, strong branches, an important source of nutrition for many animals.
Summary. The Yrom is a family of altitude loving evergreen shrubs of Sarvonia, carrying small flowers. It is found from the very tip of Northern Sarvonia to the southern Mythral Mountains. Yrom is the Styrásh term for the plant (Yrom), which is also in common use by other races. The Tharian word for the same plant is Heather, though it is only in use in the Northern Sarvonia provinces of Vardýnn and Nermeran. Yrom is commonplace on the Steppelands of Southern Sarvonia and is an important plant of highland regions, but it is also found on the lowland moors of Northern Sarvonia. Deer and many smaller animals depend on Yrom for food and cover. [READ MORE]