Apricot
Arctic Flora
Bazi Shrub
Blackwyne Beans
Brak Bush
Cacao Tree
Carpet Plant
Clover
Date
Dina
Fan Palm
Fern
Festal
Flahdah
Flaminium
Flower Tree
Fruit
Grass
Hogarthe Tree
Kalana Fruit
Kalana Tree
Kanda
Katch
Kes Shrub
Kort
Larma
Leech Plant
Liana Vine
Marsh Vine
Melon
Melon (Celane)
Merlot Grape
Needle Tree
Olives
Palm Tree
Peas
Pod Tree
Ramberry
Red Fruit
Rence
Rep
Rushes
Sa-Tarna
Sedge
Sim Plant
Sip Root
Sugar Cane
Sul
Ta-Grape
Talender
Telekint
Temwood Tree
Teriotrope
Teslik Plant
Tor Tree
Tospit
Tur Tree
Turnip
Tur-pah
Vegetables
Verminium (Thentis)
Verminium (Tahari)
Verr Grass
Violet Grass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 









 

This fruit is identical to the apricot of Earth. It may be served pitted and sliced or whole.

Nearly two-hundred and fifty (250) varieties of small flowers and shrubs grow in the arctic region of Gor; the Polar North. Small perennials are the most common type of vegetation and only during the short summer months.

This is a shrub, known to grow in many different places; its leaves are ground to make Bazi tea.

This is the coffee bean of Earth. It is used in the making of black wine (Earth coffee). Black beans are grown in the mountains of Thentis. Black wine is very rich and aromatic, much like its Earth counterpart.

This is 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 during the New Year.

This is the tree from which beans for chocolate and cocoa are taken; similar to those of the same name on Earth.

This is a plant of the jungle area inland of Schendi; its tendrils are sometimes used as a source of drinking water.

These are small, three (3) leafed, low-growing grasses, comparable to Earth's clover and found on the plains of Gor.

Juicy and fat from the city of Tor, the Gorean date is identical to those found on Earth.

The Dina is a small, circular, short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillsides; sometimes called the "slave flower"; it is often used as a design for slave brands and sometimes for a slave's name.

Found in the jungles of Schendi, it grows more than twenty (20) feet high. It has large, fan-shaped leaves which at times can hold large amounts of rain water; as much as a liter per leaf.

Similar to the fern of earth, there are many varieties of ferns; most commonly one resembling the maidenhair fern of Earth.

This is a low-growing shrub found in the Tahari desert.

This is a tree of the Tahari having lancelet leaves; the trunk leans, like that of an Earth palm tree. It stands no taller than twenty (20) feet.

This is a large, scarlet flower having five petals; it is very fragrant.

This is a tree which has dangling loops of beautiful woven blossoms which hang from curved branches. These trees are are specially grown so that the flowers form delicate patterns of shades and hues; usually found within the pleasure gardens of the wealthy.

Many types of fruit trees and bushes abound on Gor. Similar to those of Earth include: apricots, berries, cherries, grapes, dates, melons, olives, peaches, pears, pomegranates and strawberries. Gorean fruits include: larmas, ramberries, Ta-grapes and tospits.

A variety of grasses abound on Gor, including blue, violet and one of yellowish-orange color, along with clover.

Named after an early explorer of Gor, these trees grow on the banks of streams and rivers. They are similar to the poplar trees of Earth.

This is a pear-shaped fruit, served fresh and sliced. It can also be pressed and made into a sweet and potent wine.

This is a tree with very strong, yellow wood; it is used for making bows. The wood is very supple and can be bent on itself almost three (3) times over before splitting and breaking.

This is a shrub of the Gorean desert, the Tahari; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive, narcotic effect.

This is a foliated leaf vegetable, similar to cabbage or lettuce of Earth.

This is a shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage.

This is a large, brownish, thick-rinded, spherical vegetable, usually six (6) inches in width. The interior is yellowish and heavily seeded. Coming from the Tahari, the kort is frequently served sliced with melted cheese and nutmeg. The kort is very similar to Earth squash in taste and texture.

The larma is a succulent fruit, similar to the Earth peach. The larma is sometimes sliced, fried, and served with browned honey sauce. Offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slave girl to her Master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped.

This is a hemovorous plant that fastens two hollow, fang-like thorns into its victim, through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it.

This is a jungle plant which can be used as a source of drinking water.

This is a vine plant that grows in the wetlands; these vines, when tangled, snake through the marches and swamps of Gor.

This is a red and yellow colored melon commonly found in many Gorean markets. It's rind has stripes similar to a watermelon on Earth.

This is a melon akin to the honeydew of Earth.

This is a purple grape, usually seedless; eaten whole or pressed into a dark red, dry wine. It is similar to the grape of the same name on Earth.

This is a tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes. Similar to the conifer or evergreen of Earth.

These are commonly from the city of Tor. Referred to as the Torian olive; red olives which come from the groves of Tyros. Olives are also grown in Turia, (called Turian olives) and are red.

More than one-thousand five-hundred (1,500) varieties of palm trees exist in the jungles surround Schendi. One of these is the Fan palm; more than twenty (20) feet high and spreading its leaves in the form of 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.

These are like to those of the same name on Earth. They are served in much the same way as those of Earth.

This is a tree that grows in the jungles inland of Schendi; its inner bark is used for making bark cloth.

This is a small, succulent berry that is reddish-purple is color and very sweet. Its juice often stains the tongue and lips after eating it. This berry is similar to an Earth raspberry.

This is a fruit similar in flesh and taste to the apple of Earth.

This is a tufted, reed-like plant that grows in the marshes. The grain is eaten and the stems harvested and pressed into paper or woven into cloth. The grain may be boiled or ground into a paste and sweetened; this paste can also be fried into a type of pancake.

This is a fiber plant similar to cotton from Earth. It is commonly harvested and used for the production of cloth.

This is brush which grows in and along marshes and swamps; wild rence plants.

(Lit. "life-daughter") This is grain, specifically wheat.

This is brush which grows in and along marshes and swamps; wild rence plants.

This is a rambling, tangled, vine-like plant with huge, rolling leaves and is grown in the pasture chambers of the Nest.

This is a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine.

This is a plant grown in the jungles inland of Schendi. Its stalk is sweet and can be ground to make sugar.

This is a tuberous, vine-borne fruit similar to the Earth potato. It is often served sliced and fried; also the principal ingredient in sullage and sul-paga.

This is a big, sweet, seedless grape; it is imported from the fabled hillside vineyards of Tyros, ally to Cos.

This is a delicate, yellow-petaled meadow flower; symbolic of feminine love and beauty. A crown of talenders 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.

This is a plant of the Tahari; its roots, when mashed and mixed with water, produce a red dye.

This is a tree which produces a black wood that is very strong; possibly ebony wood from Earth.

This is a large and colorful flower; very fragrant.

This is a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine. It counteracts the effects of slave wine and is very sweet.

This is a shrub of the Tahari region, having an abundance of flowers, either yellow or white; it does not grow above a man's waist.

This is a bitter, juicy, citrus fruit that is yellowish in color. The tospit almost always contains an odd number of seeds, usually seven (7). Its bitter taste might suggest its flesh and taste is similar to the lemon of Earth. It is exported from the orchards of Turia and also found growing wild on the Plains of Turia. Long stemmed tospits contain an even number of seeds and are rare.

This is a reddish tree having a large trunk; similar to the redwood trees of North America on Earth.

Alike to those of Earth, the Gorean turnip is common fare for the peasants and low caste.

This is an edible tree parasite with curly, red, ovate leaves; grows on the tur tree and a main ingredient in sullage.

There are a large variety of vegetables abundant on Gor, many similar to those of Earth. These include: beans, carrots, corn, onions, peas, peppers and radishes. Gorean vegetables include: katch, korts and suls.

This is a bluish wildflower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes.

This is a small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes.

This is brownish grass that grows in the shaded spots of the Tahari; used mainly for grazing verr, hence its name.

These are patches of stalky grass, one of several hues used in the pleasure gardens of Turia. Violet grass is possibly a Gorean counterpart to the grass called heather on Earth.



 
Most of the images and information on these 7 pages were compiled by Nadira
I have taken the liberty of making some design modifications
My efforts are to make this information readily available for more accurate roleplay
 

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