Unidentified Gibbela crop plant

A species of crop producing plant grew on the planet Gibbela. The plant, which produced a yellow, cylindrical crop, was cultivated in concentric circles by the planet's native sentient species. Several specimens of the plant were crushed under a Sentinel-class landing craft that landed on the planet in an abortive attempt to claim the planet for the Galactic Empire.

Biology and appearance
A species of plant from Gibbela had a single stalk that grew a cylindrical, clock-wise spiralling, yellow crop, with white tufts at the top. That crop was covered by overlapping, dark green, pointed leaves.

History
The plant was native to Gibbela, a primitive agricultural planet in the Outer Rim's Atrivis sector. Gibbela's native sentient species cultivated the crop plants in concentric circles centered on groves of two or three fruit trees. These gardens were protected by scarecrows, and tended with hoes. During the period of the Galactic Empire, Imperials scouted Gibbela as a possible site for colonization. Initial impressions suggested the local population would provide little in the way of resistance. Consequently, a small Imperial taskforce landed on the planet, with their Sentinel-class landing craft crushing several crop and fruit gardens. A local farmer retaliated and killed the Imperial taskforce, later converting some of their equipment to farming use.

Behind the scenes
Ken Lizzl created this crop plant for the two-page comic The Value of Proper Intelligence to Any Successful Military Campaign is Not to Be Underestimated, published in Star Wars Tales 19. The comic was illustrated by Lucas Marangon. For volumes one to 20 of Star Wars Tales, plausible stories were considered S-canon unless referenced in a non-Tales source. If this occurred, the story was elevated to C-canon. The events of this comic received an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, thus raising the events to C-canon.