List of plants of the Edge Chronicles

This article lists the vast array of fictional plantlife found in the Edge Chronicles, a series of young adult books set in a fantasy world created by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. For information on the books themselves, please see the Edge Chronicles main article.

For further information about the fictional world of the Edge, please see the similar article, Animals of the Edge Chronicles.

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Bloodoak - Bloodoak is a carnivorous plant that grows to the size of a tree. It resembles a Venus' Flytrap, but behaves in a more animal-like manner, in that it grinds its "teeth" and can voluntarily swallow or spit its prey. It ejects bones, but draws blood to its roots, where the Termagant Trogs drink of it and become ferocious. Bloodoak wood is very strong when dead, but extremely flexible when alive, adding to the sinister animal-like aspect. When burned, it screams violently. Bloodoak "works" with Tarry Vine to draw in and consume prey. Bloodoak wood is the most buoyant wood on the Edge.

Coppertree - Like the Ironwood tree, and the Leadwood, the copper wood is a non-buoyant tree of the edge wood (probably wieighing as much as copper).

Dellberry - a red berry used in jelly, as this quote from Stormchaser clearly shows: The sun - large and red and wobbling like an immense bowl of dellberry jelly - had just risen above the horizon. It is unknown whether the berries grow on trees or bushes.

Ironwood - Obviously the strongest of the woods found on the Edge. Gathered by Woodtrolls and sky pirates. A variety of giant pine, taller than Gaian redwoods. The wood of an Ironwood is used to craft the lances of Freeglade Lancers.

Loafsap
Lullabee - A tree that sings almost hypnotically. Feared by Woodtrolls because its music may confuse or soporify the listener, but a favored haunt of clairvoyant Caterbirds, carnivorous Skullpelts, and wise Oakelves.
Lufwood

Pinecoffee Plant - Not much is known about this plant, but in Midnight Over Sanctaphrax there is mention of the "familiar" smell of roasted Pinecoffee beans.

bloodoak - In Midnight Over Sanctaphrax the heroes stay overnight in a tavern in Undertown known as the "Bloodoak Tavern". It can be assumed that this tavern is named after a tree, much in the same way that the "Lullabee Inn" from the same book is named.
Reed-Eels

Sallowdrop
Scentwood- A buoyant wood that, when burned, is highly aromatic.
Spike-bush
Sumpwood - Little is known about the tree itself, but Sumpwood is invaluable to Wood-Flight. The wood is silky and golden, and is unique in being the only wood that is buoyant enough to fly without being burned. When coated with Mole-Glue Varnish, it hovers. A valuable component of Skycraft.

Tarry-vine - In "Beyond the Deepwoods", Twig almost gets eaten by a Bloadoak. The tarry vines work with the Bloodoak tree to capture travelers. It appears to move using liquid pressure, because when Twig hacks at one, it spurts green sap.
Tripweed - A plant eaten by Woodtrolls, but despised by all other civilized Edge-dwellers. Can be pickled.

Weeping Willoak - Similar to the Weeping Willow.
Woodsap- A large, tasty pear-like fruit. It has dark red skin and golden flesh. Little, if aything, is known about the plant itself.