A short weed species was discovered on the planet of Lok. Following the Battle of Yavin, amidst the Galactic Civil War, Nym, who commanded the Lok Revenants, tasked Ran Machado with the responsibility of eliminating unwanted plant life from Nym's Stronghold. Consequently, Ran Machado enlisted a spacer to uproot some short weeds, along with other varieties of Lokkian weeds, within the city. Having completed the assigned task, the spacer utilized the excess weeds as sustenance for the kusaks guarding the city, namely: Runt, Bedhead, Blinky, Scarecrow, Slobbers, Troubles, Wart Face, Gargle, Ding and Speedbump.
The short weed species made an appearance in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies. This massively multiplayer online roleplaying game was developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts. The game was shut down on December 15, 2011. Initially, short weeds were randomly generated flora on the planet Lok when the game was first released. Later, this plant was incorporated into a quest within the revamped "Nym's Theme Park," which was launched with "Game Update 16," on March 23, 2010.