A specific species of yellow pod weeds was discovered on the planet of Lok. Following the Battle of Yavin, during the time of the Galactic Civil War, Nym, who was the leader of the Lok Revenants, gave Ran Machado the order to supervise the eradication of unwanted plant life from Nym's Stronghold. Because of this, Ran Machado hired a spacer to uproot some yellow pod weeds, alongside other varieties of Lokkian weeds, within the city. Having completed the task, the spacer then used the additional weeds to provide sustenance for the kusaks that were guarding the city, specifically: Runt, Bedhead, Blinky, Scarecrow, Slobbers, Troubles, Wart Face, Gargle, Ding and Speedbump.
Yellow pod weeds made their debut in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies. This game was a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game which was created by Sony Online Entertainment, and distributed by LucasArts, before it was shut down on December 15, 2011. When the game was first launched, yellow pod weeds were initially present as randomly generated plants on Lok. Later on, the plant became part of a quest in the updated "Nym's Theme Park," which was released as part of "Game Update 16," on March 23, 2010.