The flora of this world is much like the real world's: diverse with many

biomes, including swamps, forests, deserts, mountains, and snowy

environments, alongside rivers and oceans. The only known intelligent
and talking woods are the Evil Trees and Pinocchio. Fungi can be
affected by magic, as seen in Shrek 2 when Shrek sneezed
the Happily Ever After Potion at a mushroom and it transformed into a
rose minutes later.
The creatures inhabiting this world are very
diverse. Humans, ogres and cats are intelligent and able to speak.
The same may be said about most other species, although some only
from what is known of individual examples. Dragon, the only
known dragon, clearly understands what humans say, but does not
speak. Other species, like horses, dogs and birds, are seemly not
intelligent at all, just like their real-life counterparts. Some food also
have life, like Gingerbread Man (a gingerbread cookie) and Humpty
Dumpty (an egg).
Higher entity beings have also been known to exist. The ghost of Lord
Farquaad was the first supernatural inclusion, and living corpses
(albeit in Shrek's dream) were implied in the Thriller Night parody.
The only known character to be of any higher power is Death, who is
the personification of death, and therefore, one of the major
controllers of fate. While he took the form of a wolf when hunting down
Puss, it is possible that is just one of the many appearances he has
when performing his duties. He is also the only known primordial being
in the main timeline.
Beyond the planet the films are set in, the Wishing Star came down to
earth, causing a major cosmic explosion. The star is the only bit of
extraterrestrial life seen within this universe, and has properties
similar to a Lovecraftian creature. It can manipulate any surrounding
area and shapeshift to personify itself for any wielder of the map
leading to the star. The star is also strong enough to kill adventurers
that dare fight through its paths. The only known ways it can murder
are with the sentient posies, and the star's cosmic wall which can
obliterate anyone who slips out of its orbit when rising up. It is
unknown what happens to the star if one were to get their wish
granted, as Puss, Kitty, Goldilocks, the Ethical Bug, and
the Phoenix destroyed the map before "Big" Jack Horner could
make his wish. What is know is that the star simply implodes on itself
before shooting back up into space. The damage the star did to the
land is left over, and after it explodes, many stars elegantly travel
across the earth's surface.