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'''Sponge-plants''' are flowering plants native to [[Spiridon]].  
'''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]]'')
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.
 
[[Jo Grant]] was infected by a Sponge-planet. A [[Spiridon (race)|Spiridon]] applied a paste to the infection, curing her.([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'')


==Behind the Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==
The sponge-plant is not named on television, only in [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks|the novelisation]].
*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.
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.


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

Revision as of 19:33, 28 December 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.

Jo Grant was infected by a Sponge-planet. A Spiridon applied a paste to the infection, curing her.(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.