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Revision as of 10:46, 3 March 2010

Sponge-plants are flowering plants native to Spiridon.

When a sponge-plant senses nearby animals, it shoots out a liquid containing fungal spores which will attach to and spread on those who are hit. (DW: Planet of the Daleks)

Behind the Scenes

The sponge-plant is not named on television, only in the novelisation.

It is never made clear whether the sponge-plant and the fungal spores are two separate species in a symbiotic bond or one species with qualities of both plant and fungus. In nature, a flowering plant reproduces by producing seeds.