Artic Flowers~~description of the far North flora speaks of many hundreds of species~~

QUOTE: "The tundra at this time of year belies its reputation for bleakness. In many places it bursts into bloom with small flowers. Almost all of the plants of this nature are perennials, as the growing season is too short to permit most annuals to complete their growing cycle. In the winter buds of many of these plants lie dormant in a fluffy sheath which protects them from cold. Some two hundred and forty different types of plants grow in the Gorean arctic within five hundred pasangs of the pole. None of these, interestingly, is poisonous, and none possesses thorns. During the summer plants and flowers will grow almost anywhere in the arctic except on or near the glacial ice." Beasts of Gor page 196

Apricot~~identical to the apricot of Earth; references exist of the fruit being sold in marketplaces of the Tahari~~

QUOTE: Tribesman of Gor page 45

Blue Short Grass~~powder made of this grass is dried and crushed as an analgesic; grows beneath the water of falls~~

QUOTE: "...among the trees and the colored grasses there wound curved, shaded walks...." Nomads of Gor page 218

Brak Bush~~branches are nailed over doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage bad luck from entering the house in the New Year; leaves have purgative effect when chewed~~

QUOTE: "almost all doors, including that of the House of Cernus, had nailed to them some branches of the Brak Bush, the leaves of which, when chewed, have a purgative effect. It is though that...the branches of the Brak Bush discourage entry of bad luck into the house of the citizens." Assassin of Gor page 211.

Celane Melon~~yellowish red-striped spheres~~

QUOTE: Tribesman of Gor page 45

Carpet Plant~grown in the rainforests of Schendi; tendrils are used for water and binding fiber~~

QUOTE: "I then rose to my feet and walked a few yards away, to a fan palm. From the base of one of its broad leaves I gathered a double handful of fresh water. I retuned to the girl and, carefully, washed out the wound. She winced. I then cut some leaves and wrapped them about it. I tied shut some leaves and wrapped them about it. I tied shut this simple bandage with the tendrils of a carpet plant." Explorers of Gor page 347

Clover~~low leguminous herbs having trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads and including many that are valuable for forage and attractive to bees~~

QUOTE: "I set her down on a bed of green clover." Tarnsman of Gor page 96

Cocoa Tree~~brought from Earth in early voyages of acquisition and grown in the Southern Tropical areas of Gor~~

QUOTE: "This is warmed chocolate," I said, pleased. It was very rich and creamy. "Yes, Mistress," said the girl. "It is very good," I said. "Thank you, Mistress," she said. "Is it from Earth?" I asked. "Not directly," she said. "Many things here, of course, ultimately have an Earth origin. It is not improbable that the beans from which the first cacao trees on this world were grown were brought from Earth." "Do the trees grow near here?" I asked. "No, Mistress," she said. "We obtain the beans, from which the chocolate is made, from Cosian merchants, who, in turn, obtain them in the tropics." Kajira of Gor page 61

Dates~~staple of the diet of the Tahari Tribesmen; they are sold in a tef (a handful with the 5 fingers closed); a tefa is 6 tefs (a small basket); five such baskets constitute a huda~~

QUOTE: Tribesman of Gor page 46

Dina~~a small, short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillside of the northern regions; rose; slave flower; print is commonly used as a brand~~

QUOTE: "my own brand was the dina, the dina is a small, lovely, multiple petaled flower, short-stemmed, and blooming in a turf of green leaves, usually on the slopes of hills, in the northern temperate zones of Gor, in its budding, though in few other ways, it resembles a rose; it is an exotic, alien flower; it is also spoken of, in the north, where it grows most frequently, as the slave flower... But, perhaps the dina is spoken of as the slave flower merely because, in the north, it is, though delicate and beautiful, a reasonable common, unimportant flower; it is also easily plucked, being defenseless, and can easily be crushed, overwhelmed and, if one wishes, discarded." Slave Girl of Gor pages 61-2.

Fan Palm~~found in the jungles of Schendi, more than 20 feet high, which spreads it's leaves in the form of an opened fan; an excellent source of water; as much as a liter at the base of each leaf's cupped stem~~

QUOTE: Explorer's of Gor page 310

Fern~~mentioned in Nomads of Gor, on Tarl's tour of the gardens of Saphrar~~

Festa~~no description given~~

QUOTE: "'What do you see?' I asked. 'Shrubbery.' He said, 'some grass, some rence, two trees.' 'What sort of shrubbery?' I asked. 'Some festal,' he said. 'some tes, a bit of tor.'" Vagabonds of Gor page 339

Flahdah~~tree of the Tahari having lanceolate leaves; trunk leans similar to a palm tree~~

QUOTE: "Occasionally we passed a water hole, and the tents of nomads. About some of these water holes there were a dozen or so small trees, flahdah trees, like flat topped umbrellas on crooked sticks, not more than twenty feet high; they are narrow branched, with lanceolate leaves." Tribesmen of Gor page 72

Flaminium~~large, five petaled scarlet flower~~

QUOTE: "There was a shallow bowl of flowers, scarlet, large-budded, five petaled flaminiums, on the small, low table between us." Hunters of Gor page 154.

Flower Tree

QUOTE: "And so we sat with our backs against the flower tree in the House of Saphrar, merchant of Turia. I looked at the lovely, dangling loops of interwoven blossoms which hung from the curved branches of the tree. I knew that the clusters of flowers which; cluster upon cluster, graced those linear, hanging stems, would each be a bouquet in itself, for the trees are so bred that the clustered flowers emerge in subtle, delicate patters of shades and hues." Nomads of Gor page 217.

Hogarthe Tree~~tall poplar type of tree, found in the Barrens along rivers and streams, named after one of the first explorers to the Barrens~~

QUOTE: "On the rise there were two trees, white barked trees, some fifty feet tall, with shimmering green leaves..... They were Hogarthe trees, named for Hogarthe, one of the early explorers in the area of the Barrens. They are not uncommon in the vicinity of water in the Barrens, usually growing along the banks of small streams or muddy, sluggish rivers. Their shape is very reminiscent of poplar trees on Earth, to which perhaps, in virtue of seeds brought to the Counter-Earth, they may be related." Blood Brothers of Gor page 300

Kalana Tree~~golden colored tree; reddish fruit used in Ka-la-na wine; strong and supple wood used in building ships; long bow of Peasants~~

QUOTE: "Ho-Hak reached down and unwrapped the leather from the yellow bow of supple Ka-la-na." Raiders of Gor page 19.

"Besides several of the flower trees there were also some Ka-la-na trees. or the yellow wine trees of Gor." Nomads of Gor page 218.

Kanda~~shrub of the Gorean deserts; roots hold a lethal poison; leaves a strong, addictive narcotic effect; similar to the Earth Coca plant; desert leafy plant; when chewed causes numbness; root is grounded and boiled to create a deadly poison~~

QUOTE: "The roots of the kanda plant, which grows largely in desert regions on Gor, are extremely toxic, but, surprisingly, the rolled leaves of the plant, which are relatively innocuous, are formed into strings and, chewed or sucked, are much favored by many Goreans, particularly in the southern hemisphere, where leaf is more abundant." Nomads of Gor page 43.

"Most was I surprised to find him holding a tiny, round pipe from which curled a bright wisp of smoke. Tobacco is unknown on Gor, though there are certain vices or habits to take its place, in particular the stimulation afforded by chewing on the leaves of the Kanda plant, the roots of which, oddly enough, when ground and dried, constitute an extremely deadly poison." Priest-Kings of Gor page 34

Katch~~foliated leaf vegetable~~

QUOTE: Tribesmen of Gor page 37

Kes~~shrub of the desert lands; roots are used in sullage~~

QUOTE: "...and the salty, blue secondary roots of the Kes shrub, a small, deeply rooted plant which grows best in sandy soil." Priest Kings of Gor page 45.

Kort~~large, brownish-skinned, thick-rinded, sphere-shaped vegetable; usually 6 inches in width; interior is yellowish and fibrous, and heavily seeded; rinded fruit of the Tahari~~

QUOTE: Tribesmen of Gor page 37

Larma, succulent~~rather like an apple; offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slave girl to her master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped~~

QUOTE: Renegades of Gor page 437

Larma, apple like~~single-seeded apple like fruit; a variation of the succulent juicy larma with a single seed; commonly called pit fruit~~

QUOTE: Players of Gor page 267

Leech Plant~~named because it feeds on blood; hemovorous; two hollow, fang-like thorns; deadly to children~~

QUOTE: "Once I shouted in pain. Two fangs had struck into my calf. An, ost I thought! But the fangs held fast, and I heard the popping, sucking sound of the bladderlike seedpods of a leech plant, as they expanded and contracted like small ugly lungs. The leech plant strikes like a cobra and fastens two hollow thorns into its victim. The chemical responses of the bladderlike pods produce a mechanical pumping action, and the blood is sucked into the plant to nourish it. As I tore the thing from my leg, glad that the sting had not been that of the venomous ost, the three hurtling moons of Gor broke from the dark cover of the clouds. I held the quivering plant up. Then I twisted it apart. Already my blood, black in the silvery night, mixed with the juices of the plant, stained the stem even to the roots. In a matter of perhaps two or three seconds, it had drawn perhaps a gill of liquid. With a shudder I hurled the loathsome plant away from the road. Normally such plants are cleared away from the sides of the roads and from inhabited areas. They are primarily dangerous to children and small animals, but a grown man who might lose his footing among them would not be likely to survive." Outlaw of Gor page 33.

Liana Vine~~creeping plant of the rainforests; source of drinking water~~

QUOTE: "Another useful source of water is the liana vine. One makes the first cut high, over one's head, to keep the water from being withdrawn by contraction and surface adhesion up the vine. The second cut, made a foot or so from the ground, gives a vine tube which, drained, yields in the neighborhood of a liter of water." Explorers of Gor page 310

Needle Tree~~pipe like evergreen of the Northern forest and Thentis; used in building of ships; oil from needs are used in perfumes~~

QUOTE: "...and the needle trees, the evergreens, for masts and spars, and cabin and deck planking." Raiders of Gor page 141.

Palm Tree~~1500 varieties in rainforests; Fan Palm is 2 ft of high leaves creating water~~

QUOTE: "There is an incredible variety of trees in the rain forest, how many I cannot conjecture. There are, however, more than fifteen hundred varieties and types of palm alone. Some of these palms have leaves which are twenty feet in length. One type of palm, the fan palm, more than twenty feet high, which spreads its leaves in the form of an opened fan, is an excellent source of pure water, as much as a liter of such water being found, almost as though cupped, at the base of each leaf's stem." Explorers of Gor page 310

Ramberries~~small, reddish fruit with edible seeds, not unlike tiny plums, save for the many small seeds~~

QUOTE: Captive of Gor page 305

Rence~~a tufted, reed-like plant that grows in the marshes; it has long thick roots about four inches thick which lies under the surface of the water, with smaller roots that sink down to the mud with stems 15-16 feet long, with a single floral spike, used for making paper - each part of the rence is used for something~~

QUOTE: "Then, from within the collar, he drew forth a thin, folded piece of paper, rence paper made from the fibers of the rence plant, a tall, long-stalked leafy plant which grows predominately in the delta of the Vosk." Nomads of Gor page 49.

Rep~~a whitish fibrous matter, found in the seed pods of a small reddish woody bush, used to make rep-cloth~~

QUOTE: "Rep is a whitish fibrous matter found in the seed pods of a small, reddish, woody bush, commercially grown in several areas, but particularly below Ar and above the equator; the cheap rep-cloth is woven in mills, commonly, in various cities; it takes dyes well and, being cheap and strong, is popular, particularly among the lower castes." Raiders of Gor pages 10-1.

Satarna~~staple crop of Gor; Life daughter; makes bread, usually yellow; Taharians have browner version adapted to growth of the desert~~

QUOTE: "Sa-Tarna is also used in the brewing of Sa-Paga and Pagar-Sa-Tarna (Pleasure of the life daughter), a well known alcoholic beverage of Gor. Economically, the base of the Gorean life was the free peasant, which was perhaps the lowest but undoubtedly the most fundamental caste, and the staple crop was a yellow grain called Sa-Tarna, or Life-Daughter." Tarnsman of Gor page 43.

Sim Plant~~rambling, tangled vine-like plant; rolling leaves; found in the pasture chambers of the Nest; food for large, gray domesticated arthropods who secrete a thin, white honey-like liquid called gur in the Nest; when fermented in social stomachs by somnolent PKs and fed to the Mother of the Nest on the Feast of Tola; gur is gathered by mutated muls called gur carriers that climb walls~~

QUOTE: Priest-Kings of Gor page 214

Sip Root~~bitter tasting bulb; makes slave wine~~

QUOTE: "I held the object before her. She regarded it with dismay. 'I have already chewed sip root within the moon,' she said....She did not need the sip root of course for, as she had pointed out, she had had some within the moon, and, indeed, the effect of sip root, in the raw state, in most women, is three or four moons." Blood Brothers of Gor page 319

"In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the Caste of Physicians, the effect is almost indefinite, usually requiring a releaser for its remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called breeding wine or the "second wine." Blood Brothers of Gor page 319

Sul Plant~~vine with golden leaves; the sul comes from the tuberous roots ~~

QUOTE: Priest Kings of Gor page 44 and Slave girl of Gor page 134

Ta-grapes~~similar to Earth grapes; purple in color and grown in the vineyards of Cos~~

QUOTE: Priest Kings of Gor page 45

Talendar~~delicate flower of bright yellow; symbol of beauty, feminine love, and passion~~

QUOTE: "I saw of set of ridges, lofty and steep, rearing out of a broad, yellow meadow of talendars, a delicate, yellow- petaled flower, often woven into garlands by Gorean maidens." Outlaw of Gor page 131.

"The talendar is a flower which, in the Gorean mind, is associated with beauty and passion. Free Companions, on the Feast of their Free Companionship, commonly wear a garland of talendars. Sometimes slave girls, having been subdued, but fearing to speak, will fix talendars in their hair, that their master may know that they have at last surrendered themselves to him as helpless love slaves." Raiders of Gor pages 216-7.

"The talendar, fixed in her hair, is a slave girl's wordless confession, commonly, she dares not speak, that she cares for her Master." Hunters of Gor page 65.

Telekint~~Tahari plant; marshed; roots contain water; make red dye~~

QUOTE: "The drover threw back the hood of his burnoose, and pulled down the veil about his face. Beneath the burnoose he wore a skullcap. The rep-cloth veil was red; it had been soaked in a primitive dye, mixed from water and the mashed roots of the telekint; when he perspired, it had run; his face was stained." Tribesmen of Gor page 83

Tem~~a dark wood tree used in building of ships; black wood~~

QUOTE: "there was also, at one side of the garden, against the far wall, a grove of tem-wood, linear, black, supple" Nomads of Gor page 217.

Tes~~no description given~~

QUOTE: "'What do you see?' I asked. 'Shrubbery.' He said, 'Some grass, some rence, two trees.' 'What sort of shrubbery?' I asked. 'Some festal,' he said. 'Some tes, a bit of tor.'" Vagabonds of Gor page 339

Teslik~~a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine~~

QUOTE: Blood Brothers of Gor page 320

Tor Bush~~translated as the 'bright shrub' or the 'shrub of light' because of it's abundant, bright flowers, either yellow or white depending on the variety; flowers in the fall~~

QUOTE: "'What do you see?' I asked. 'Shrubbery.' He said, 'Some grass, some rence, two trees.' 'What sort of shrubbery?' I asked. 'Some festal,' he said. 'Some tes, a bit of tor.' 'You are sure it is a tor shrub?' I asked. He looked. 'Yes,' he said. 'I too, think it is a tor shrub,' I said. The shrub has various names but one of them is the tor shrub, which name might be fairly translated, I would think, as, say, the bright shrub, or the shrub of light, it having that name, I suppose, because of its abundant, bright flowers, either yellow or white, depending on the variety. It was a very lovely shrub in bloom. It was not in bloom now, of course, as it flowers in the fall. He looked at me. 'So?' he asked. 'Do you notice anything unusual about it?' I asked. 'No,' he said. 'How high is it?' I asked. 'I would say some five feet in height,' he said. 'That too, would be my estimate,' I said. 'I do not understand,' he said. 'Does that not seem interesting to you?' I asked. 'Not really,' he said. 'It does to me,' I said. 'Why?' he asked. 'The tor shrub,' I said, 'does not grow higher than a man's waist.'" Vagabonds of Gor page 339

Tospit Bush~~shrub that grows in patches in the Cartius Valley; small, peach like fruits are candied; popular garnish to many Gorean drinks and foods~~

QUOTE: "I raced past a wooden wand fixed in the earth, on top of which was placed a dried tospit, a small, wrinkled, yellowish-white, peach like fruit, about the size of the plum, which grows on the tospit bush, patches of which are indigenous to the drier valleys of the western Cartius. They are bitter but edible." Nomads of Gor page 59.

Tur~~redwood tree; used in the building of ships; branches host the Tur-Pah; vine like parasite plant with edible leaves; City of Turia named after this tree~~

QUOTE: "...a large trunked reddish Tur tree, about which curled it's assemblage of Tur-Pah, a vinelike tree parasite with curled scarlet, ovate leaves, rather lovely to look upon; the leaves of the Tur-Pah incidentally are edible and figure in certain Gorean dishes; such as sullage, a kind of soup; long ago, I had heard, a Tur tree was found on the prairie, near a spring, planted perhaps long before by someone who passed by; it was from that Tur tree that the city of Turia took its name." Nomads of Gor page 217.

"Tur wood is used for galleys and frames, and beams and clamps and posts, and for hull planking..." Raiders of Gor page 141.

"The forests of the northern temperate latitudes of Gor are countries in themselves, covering hundreds of thousands of square pasangs of area. They contain great numbers of various species of trees, and different portions of the forests may differ considerably among themselves. The most typical and famous tree of these forests is the lofty, reddish Tur tree, some varieties of which grow more than two hundred feet high. It is not known how far these forests extend....We found ourselves now in a stand of the lofty Tur trees. I could see broadly spreading branches some two hundred feet or more above my head. The trunks of the trees were almost bare of branches until, so far above, branches seemed to explode in an interlacing blanket of foliage, almost obliterating the sky." Captive of Gor page 140

Verr Grass~~brownish grass that grows, stubbornly, in the shaded spots of the Tahari~~

QUOTE: "On the shaded sides of some rocks, and the shaded slopes of hills, here and there, grew stubborn, brownish patches of verr grass." Tribesmen of Gor 71-72

Verminum~~small blue flower; grows on the rich soiled Thentis range; purplish and found on the edge of the Tahari; called the Desert Vermimium~~

QUOTE: "The petals of verminium, the Desert Verminium, purplish, as opposed to the Thentis Verminium, bluish, which flower grows at the edge of the Tahari, gathered in a shallow of baskets and carried to a still, are boiled in water. The vapor which boils is condensed into oil. This oil is used to perfume water. This water is not drunk but is used in middle and upper-class homes to rinse the eating hand, before and after the evening meal." Tribesmen of Gor pages 50-1.

Violet Grass~~patches of stalky grass; pleasure gardens of Turia~~



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