Tiger Plant

The Tiger Plant is a life form belonging to the flora category. It is commonly found in rocky areas of the Grassy Plateaus and its caves. It is aggressive to the player and creatures and active during day and night.

Appearance
The Tiger Plant consists of small clusters of red-orange, padded tendrils with several green-yellow spikes protruding from them. Its surface is also covered with a line pattern.

Behavior
When the Tiger Plant has a line of sight on a target within 15 meters, it triggers the attack animation and launches a small cluster of spikes at the apex of the animation.

Each arm launches a spike aimed towards the target, although not with perfect precision. The spikes fly through the water instantaneously, leaving a visible trail. When a spike hits something live, it does puncture damage. It doesn’t damage other Tiger Plants of any kind.

The damage dealt is small but can add up quickly. It is encouraged to freeze the plant using a Stasis Rifle whenever scavenging the ocean floor in the vicinity of a Tiger Plant. Tiger Plants do not attack the player if they are in the Seamoth submarine.

A 3D model of the Tiger Plant can be found on Sketchfab.

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