D&D 5e SRD · Creature Type

Plant monsters

6 plant creatures from the SRD 5.2.1, CR 0 through CR 9. Sorted from lowest CR to highest, each with a clickable stat block and tactics for running it as an ally or an adversary.

What Plant monsters have in common

Creature types have no rules of their own in the SRD, but some rules treat certain types differently. No spell or class feature in the SRD 5.2.1 singles out the Plant type, so what these stat blocks share comes from the numbers below.

Across the 6 plant stat blocks here, none has Darkvision, none can fly, and 3 of 6 speak or understand at least one language. Most common condition immunities: Deafened (3 of 6), Blinded (2 of 6), Charmed (2 of 6). Most common resistances: Piercing (3 of 6), Bludgeoning (2 of 6).

Challenge ratings in this group: CR 0 (2), CR 1/4 (1), CR 2 (1), CR 5 (1), CR 9 (1).

Name CR Size HP AC
Awakened Shrub 0 Small 10 9
Shrieker Fungus 0 Medium 13 5
Violet Fungus 1/4 Medium 18 5
Awakened Tree 2 Huge 59 13
Shambling Mound 5 Large 110 15
Treant 9 Huge 138 16

Plant quick answers

How many Plant monsters are in the D&D 5e SRD?

6 plant monsters appear in the SRD 5.2.1, ranging from CR 0 to CR 9.

What is the highest-CR Plant in the SRD?

The highest-CR plant in the SRD 5.2.1 is the Treant at CR 9.

Stat blocks from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 © Wizards of the Coast LLC, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.