The Gnarltree was considered to be one of the most bizarre plant forms in the galaxy. These swamp-loving trees lived on Dagobah and grew slowly upward through the centuries. Their huge roots grew out of the bog, providing shelter in the hollow spaces. Each gnarltree was a microcosm of life-forms with lichens, moss, and shelf-fungus filling the crannies of the calcified trunk. But the strangest part of the gnarltree was that the knobby white spider was part of its lifecycle. The spider was actually a detachable, mobile root that broke free of the parent gnarltree. It became a predatory carnivorous plant, hunting and devouring to build up its energy and nutrients before making a clearing and putting down its eight sharp legs, which become the roots of the new gnarltree.
Appearances[]
- Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children (Game Book) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 21" (Vision to Yoda)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Voices"
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Rebel Force: Hostage
- Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes
- Heir to the Empire
- Darksaber
- Vision of the Future (in AT-AT simulator as "gnarled tree)
- Vision of the Future unabridged audiobook (in AT-AT simulator as "gnarled tree)
- Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
- The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Word Puzzles (Picture only)
- The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- Alien Anthology
- The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 4 (DAG3, Dagobah)
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia