Spore plant

Spore plants are mutated plants that grow across the wasteland after the Great War.

Background
Originally apart of the X-22 botanical garden lab at Big MT, spore plants were later incorporated into the agricultural experiments of Vault 22 with the transfer of Beauveria mordicana. The plants eventually breached the confines of the vault and proliferated into the wasteland, seen growing as far north as Arroyo and far east as Zion Canyon. When investigating Vault 22, research scientist Keely noted that although they largely ignored her as she progressed through the vault, they were capable of contaminating her live samples. Spore plants also seem to have a symbiotic relationship with mantises, as mantises will feed some of their prey to the spore plants and allow them to grow in proximity of their oothecas, but as Keely noted when mantises attempted to feed her to the plants, they were "disinclined to eat ghoul meat."

Keely continues to report that one of the chemicals secreted by the spore plants serves as a mild stimulant when ingested by humans, and reiterates to the Courier the utmost importance in keeping the vault sealed, to avoid any more spores escaping the quarantine.

Gameplay
 Spore plants are violent in nature and attack without provocation. They are immune to poison and radiation.

Spore plant


A normal spore plant. They possess two attacks: one is a thorn, which it shoots at its enemies, the other is a bite from its thorny maw. Spore plants grow only a few specialized shooting spikes at a time, so a spore plant barrage is always brief. One can recover thorns (named plant spike) and use them like a weapon.

Spore plant


A spore plant growing in the Mojave Wasteland.

Giant spore plant


A giant version of the basic spore plant, found in Zion Canyon and Big MT.

Seymour


The Professor living in Broken Hills has created an intelligent, talking spore plant named Seymour.

Dionaea Muscipula


A unique specimen of the spore plant found in Big MT northeast of the Signal Hills transmitter and is the most powerful variant of the spore plant.

Behind the scenes
The spore plant is an homage to the film The Little Shop of Horrors.