Eol Sha lichen

A species of lichen grew in the geysers of the planet Eol Sha, thriving on the heat and mineral deposits found there. The colonists of Eol Sha gathered the lichen and after heavily processing it were able to eat it.

Gantoris, the leader of the colony, took Jedi Master Luke Skywalker deep into a geyser ostensibly to gather lichen; it was actually a test of his skills to see whether the Jedi Master would be caught by the boiling water and super-heated steam that the Force-sensitive Gantoris knew was going to erupt. After filling a pouch of the lichen, Skywalker began climbing out but was almost caught by the eruption. Using the Force, he was able to leap out of the geyser just in time to avoid being scalded.

Appearances

 * Jedi Search