Gatter

Known for its big, red, glumpsy, watery fruits, this plant is native from Foira but has already been introduced into other planets as Cava for farming purposes.

Fruits and anatomy

It is a very exotic plant, as its fruits are very unique and distinguishable. Its fruits are closed cellulose-covered thick bags filled with a dense liquid whose flavor could be comparable to those of very sweet melons. The fruit itself is very fragile out of the water and it must be transported with extreme carefulness, as they could pop and all its content's flavor would be lost within half an hour.

The fruit must be transported in sealed containers filled with salty water, or preferably, pressurized containers at 20 - 30 atmospheres of pressure. Ideally the fruit would be transported on the same water where it was born and lived, to preserve its flavor and consistence.

The plant itself is a long algae that grows from the bottom of the sea floor and goes up towards the surface. This is achieved with its big leaves, which are all buoyant and make the plant always be upright. The main reasons why the plant's fruits manage to stay unpopped is because of pressure made against them by water and gravity combined, and because of the special characteristics of Foira: Having low tectonic activity and no major moons makes it possible to have no tides or currents that could destroy the fruit.

This is the main reason why it is so expensive and why almost all attempts of introducing it into any other planet have failed.

The plant itself has pairs of heart shaped leaves every 30cm, and they are attached to the main body. Fruits grow just above the leaves, on top of one of every pair of leaves, being the chose between these completely random.

Basic Information

Ecology and Habitats

It grows in deep waters, where pressure can exceed 20 atmospheres. Without this pressure, its fruits wouldn't be able to grow, as they would pop.

Dietary Needs and Habits

The plant, as many other non-photosynthetic algae, lives from sediments in the ocean floor, where nutrients from the surface, bacteria or volcanic soups are present.

Biological Cycle

The plants are able to grow up to 20m long and 1 meter wide, from the tip of one leaf to the extreme of a leaf in the opposite side.

Not to be confused with Extrorus

Cost: It is estimated that one kilogram of Gatter Fruit can cost up to 3 Corense.

Average size: 3kg but fruits as big as 12kg and 15liters have been recorded.