Tiger Plant

The Tiger Plant is a type of life form belonging to the flora category. It is commonly found in rocky areas of the Grassy Plateaus and its caves, while also being present among the clusters of Eye Stalks in the Sparse Reef.

The player can harvest it for Tiger Plant Seeds by using the knife.

Appearance
The Tiger Plant resembles real life sponges, featuring a cluster of red, tendril-shaped stalks with yellow spikes protruding from it. Its surface is also covered with a dark brown stripe pattern.

Behavior
When the Tiger Plant has a line of sight of a nearby target, usually being the player, it will trigger the attack animation and launch its spikes.

Each stalk launches a semi-homing spike aimed towards the target. The spikes fly through the water with high velocity, leaving a visible trail.

The damage dealt is insignificant but adds up rather quickly. It is encouraged to freeze Tiger Plants using the Stasis Rifle whenever scavenging the ocean floor within their vicinity.

Tiger Plants do not attack the player if they are in the Seamoth.

If its seeds are planted in an Exterior Growbed, they will still be hostile and will attack the player. They will not attack the player when planted inside an Alien Containment, even if the player is swimming inside it.

Trivia

 * The Tiger Plant's old name was the Spike Plant, it was changed to differentiate it and the Spike Trap.
 * The Tiger Plant is currently the only hazardous flora the player could harvest for seeds, with the Spike Trap possible joining it in future updates.

Data Bank Entry
This plant has adapted to sense fluctuations in the water at up to 15m, and is capable both of prehensile movement of its tubes, as well as the propelling of thorns at speeds of up to 10m/s.

Although capable of incapacitating small herbivores, this plant lacks carnivorous digestive organs. Would-be predators caught in its defensive perimeter serve as a warning to other herbivores not to approach; and then as they decompose they serve as fertilizer for the Tiger Plant.

Assessment: Avoid or incapacitate