Gingko Leaves are harvested from the eponymous Gingko Trees that are found throughout the provinces of Cyrodiil, Summerset Isle, as well as close to the rivers and lakes of Hammerfell.
Ginseng can be harvested from the Ginseng Plant, which can be found all across Tamriel. There are two varieties of the plant, one with yellow flowers and one with red flowers.
Gleamblossom is harvested from the plant of the same name, a purple flower found mainly within the Forgotten Vale in Skyrim. There have also been rare samples found in Valenwood caves.
Glow Dust are harvested from wisps, wispmothers, and Will-o-the-Wisps. It has a strange consistency, a little like the web of Frostbite spiders. There are two varieties of glow dust——Vital Glow Dust, which is the remains of freshly departed Wispmothers, and Faint Glow Dust, which is the faded remains of a wisp, or a wispmother of inconsiderable power.[1]
†Gold Nuggets are not used for alchemy in Oblivion, but can be sold as loot. ‡Gold in Skyrim is also not used for alchemy, but can be used to craft jewelry. ^Gold in Blades is used for smithing, but not in alchemy.
Green Stain Cup Caps comes from the plant Green Stain Cup, which is a very common mushroom in the Blackwood region, but can also be found in smaller quantities in the Great Forest and Nibenay Valley regions of Cyrodiil.
Green Stain Shelf Cap is a rare mushroom that comes from the plant [[Lore:Green Stain Shelf]|Green Stain Shelf]], easily mistaken for the abundant Green Stain Cup mushroom. Green Stain Shelf mushrooms tend to grow on the sides of trees and rocks, whereas the Cup variety tends to grow on the ground.