Wood-moss

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Wood-moss was a tough crop that grew in patches of mossy turf on the planet Ylesia. The herbivorous reek native to the world grazed on wood-moss as their main food source, developing powerful jaws and teeth to harvest it and cloven feet[1] with front claws used to dig up the crop.[2] Fiercely territorial, herds of reeks defended their patches of wood-moss to the death against rival herds, and this led to them evolving into fearsome combatants.[1]

Wood-moss was also found on the Codian Moon—where ranchers had moved many herds of reek to harvest for meat[1] by 22 BBY[3]—but in far smaller quantities then on Ylesia. Due to the scarcity of wood-moss, the reek became even more aggressive and the ranchers eventually discovered that if starved for long enough, the herbivores could be forced to eat meat.[1]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, wood-moss was first mentioned in the 2018 reference book Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo and David West Reynolds.[2] The moss originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the 2002 reference book Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, which was also written by Reynolds.[4]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Geonosis and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
  3. ↑ Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds states that the reek killed during the First Battle of Geonosis, which Star Wars: Timelines places in 22 BBY, was part of the herds moved to the Codian Moon.
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary