Creating a dark world - What kind of flora can I get away with

Primary question

If this world averages a visible light level of civil twilight (about 1000x dimmer than full daylight, or 500x brighter than full moonlight) during the day, what kind of plants can I get away with?

Information

The planet as determined by my previous question here and my personal solidifying of elements has these characteristics so far. Flexible characteristics are things I am currently going with but are not vital to any story or world-building elements yet.

Flexible Characteristics:

• No moon
• very little tectonic movement, so (relatively speaking) quite flat (this would probably mean shallower water and few mountains).
• Gentle seasons (Similar to near equator on Earth).

Important Characteristics:

• Majority of, or all year, is above freezing
• Almost constant fog.
• Frequent rainfall (usually light drizzles)
• Light exposure much lower than full sunlight on Earth

Additional Details

• The planet was not always dark like this. It has been dark for a very long (undetermined) period of time but was not always so dim. It is as dim as it is because of astrological events and its incessant fog.

• Because of the planet's flatness, fog, and frequent drizzling, I am assuming lots of shallow, stagnant, or slow moving, bodies of water (marshes) and plains.

• I can assume that fungi and mushrooms will be fine with the low light levels and I may end up using them as my "woody" plants, but I am not confident in determining what other types would be reasonable. Mangrove trees maybe?

• I am hoping for leafy plants or even trees even if they grow very slowly.

Answers just need to be plausible. Some magic is totally acceptable. I am looking for a spectrum of plants with a few more specific examples.

posted almost 7 years ago

BornToDoStuff‭

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