- For other uses, see Moss.
Tristas, covered entirely by moss.
Moss is a type of non-flowering plant lifeform that grows on numerous planets throughout the galaxy.
History and specifics[]
A brown moss on Lorca was naturally flame retardant. (TNG novel: Masks)
Hrugar tea on the planet Chi was brewed from a blue-green moss. (VOY novel: The Nanotech War)
Degebian mountain goats lived on a diet of moss, fungus, and leaves on Degab IV. Wompats on Cardassia ate moss growing on sword trees. (Decipher RPG module: Creatures)
The mellitus "cloud creature" absorbed protein from certain types of mosses on Alpha Majoris I. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)
Unusual lifeforms[]
A blue moss on an uncharted class M planet near a wormhole fed on energy and attacked animals similar to flesh-eating bacteria. (Adventures RPG - These are the Voyages: Mission Compendium Vol. 1 module: A World With a Bluer Sun)
The rogue planet in NGC 4414 produced bioforms resembling moss-zombie creatures. They moved by means of an elastic, high-protein moss prevalent on the surface that served the function of muscle tissue. (TNG novel: Indistinguishable from Magic)
The single Meropean on Merope IV was an unusual, sapient, Gaia-like mossy biomass. (TOS novel: Across the Universe)
Maalii moss was several miles deep and covered the entire surface of Niic IV. It was a single colony-creature that variously adapted portions of itself across the surface for group photosynthesis, water absorption, and rooting. (FASA RPG module: The Triangle)
A 30-mile-thick layer of parasitic moss covered the hollow core of the planet Tristas. It played an unspecified role in sustaining a vast sapient life energy at the world's core. (TOS comic: "The Final Truth")
Sapient moss creatures on Lomar deployed the Genesis Wave through the Alpha Quadrant in 2376. (TNG - The Genesis Wave novel: Book 2)
Other mosses[]
- carnivorous moss (Grottonus, LD episode: "Caves")
- Diomedian scarlet moss (Darona)
- frostbuster moss (Mars, Mestiko)
- Gal-en-du'un, a.k.a dream moss (Vulcan)
- ice moss (Andoria, Adventures RPG module: Beta Quadrant Sourcebook)
- shaka (Althos IV, FASA RPG module: Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update)
- silver moss (Sivao)
- suja moss (Kala)
- thillian moss (Denobula, Adventures RPG module: Alpha Quadrant Sourcebook)
Planets predominantly covered with moss[]
- Aquila III
- Capory
- Niic IV
- Tristas
- Tundra World (ST video game: Infinite)
Appendices[]
External links[]
- Moss article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Moss article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.