Gorean flora

List of Flora on the Planet Gor as described by the author, John Norman.

• BRASK BRUSH: a shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed; traditionally, branches of it are nailed to house doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage the entry of bad luck into the house for the New Year

• CARPET PLANT: A plant of the rainforest area inland of Schendi, having tendrils that are sometimes used as a source of drinking water

• DINA: A small, short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillsides; sometimes called the 'slave flower', it is often used as a design for slave brands; sometimes used as a slave name. Similar in appearance to the Urthen rose

• FAN PALM: A tree 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.

• FLAHDAH: A tree of the Tahari having lanceolate leaves; the trunk leans, like that of a palm tree

• FLAMINIUM: A largish scarlet flower having 5 petals

• KA-LA-NA: A tree with very strong yellow wood, used for making bows; the fruit of the ka-la-na is used to make ka-la-na wine

• KANDA: A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic

• KES: A shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage

• LEECH PLANT: A hemevorous plant that fastens two hollow, fang-like thorns into its victim, through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it

• LIANA VINE: A rainforest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water

• NEEDLE TREE: A tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes

• PALM TREES: More than 1500 varieties of palm trees exist in the rainforest. one of which is the Fan Palm, more than 20 ft high, and spreads it leaves in the form of a an opened fan, it is an excellent source of pure water, as much as one liter of water being found, almost as though cupped, at the base of each leaf's stem.

• RENCE: A tufted, reed-like plant that grows in the marshes; used for making paper

• REP: A fiber plant similar to cotton

• SA-TARNA('life-daughter'): grain, specifically wheat

• SIM PLANT: a rambling, tangled vine-like plant with huge, rolling leaves, raised in the pasture chambers of the Nest

• SIP ROOT: A bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine

• TALENDER: Delicate, yellow-petaled meadow flower, symbolic of feminine love and beauty; a crown of talendars is often worn by a free woman during the Companionship ceremony; worn in a slave girl's hair, it is a silent plea for her to be raped

• TELEKINT: A plant of the Tahari; its roots, mashed & mixed with water, provide a red dye

• TEM: A tree which produces a black wood that is very strong

• TESLIK: a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine

• TUR: A reddish tree having a large trunk

• VEMINIUM: A bluish wildflower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes

• VEMINIUM DESERT: Small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes

• VIOLET GRASS: patches of stalky grass, one of several hues used in pleasure gardens of Turia

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