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{{Infobox Species
{{Infobox Species
|Species name    = Sponge-plant
|image          = Sponge Plant.jpg
|image          = [[File:Spiriplant1.jpg|250px]]
|type            = Plant / [[fungus]]
|type            = Plant / [[Fungus]]
|aka            =  
|aka            =  
|affiliation    =  
|affiliation    =  
|origin          = [[Spiridon]]
|origin          = [[Spiridon]]
|appearances    = [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]''
|only            =  
|mentions        =  
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|first=Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|appearances=[[COMIC]]: ''[[Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)|Liberation of the Daleks]]''}}
'''Sponge-plants''' are flowering plants native to [[Spiridon]].  
'''Sponge-plants''' were [[flower]]ing [[plant]]s 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]]'')
When a sponge-plant sensed nearby [[animal]]s, it shot out a [[liquid]] containing [[fungoid infection|fungal spores]] which would attach to and spread on those who were hit.


==Behind the Scenes==
[[Jo Grant]] was infected by a sponge-plant. A [[Spiridon (species)|Spiridon]] named [[Wester]] applied a paste to the infection, curing her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')
The sponge-plant is not named on television, only in [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks|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.
== Behind the scenes ==
* The sponge-plant is not named on television, only in [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks|the novelisation]].
* It is never made clear whether the sponge-plant and the [[fungoid infection]] 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.


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[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Spiridonian species]]
[[Category:Spiridonian species]]

Latest revision as of 09:48, 10 December 2023

Sponge-plants were flowering plants native to Spiridon.

When a sponge-plant sensed nearby animals, it shot out a liquid containing fungal spores which would attach to and spread on those who were hit.

Jo Grant was infected by a sponge-plant. A Spiridon named Wester applied a paste to the infection, curing her. (TV: Planet of the Daleks)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The sponge-plant is not named on television, only in the novelisation.
  • It is never made clear whether the sponge-plant and the fungoid infection 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.