Editing Creeping Chrysanthemum

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|areas      = [[Awakening Wood]], [[Wistful Wild]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]])

The '''Creeping Chrysanthemum''' ({{j|びっくり菊|Bikkuri Kiku|Surprising Chrysanthemum}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p2}} and {{p4}}. When dormant, Creeping Chrysanthemums greatly resemble large flowers used for level scenery. When [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or the leaders get close, they will spring out of the ground, revealing their root-legs and their bulbous bodies.

In ''Pikmin 2'', they resemble [[Margaret]]s when dormant, but they can be told apart from the normal flowers, as they have one fewer flower, no leaves on their "stems", slightly visible patterns on their stem, and their large flowers have the Chrysanthemum's eyes visible. They have large red mouths that emerge from their tallest flowers. They move moderately slowly, and will return to their original spots if left alone for a while. They replant themselves by standing above the spot where they originally came and sucking themselves into the ground until only the "flowers" remain. These enemies cannot be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] while they are in the ground.

The Chrysanthemums were heavily redesigned in ''Pikmin 4''. They now have white flowers resembling [[Vegetation#Fleabane|Fleabane]], their mouths are at the top of their bodies instead of on stalks, they have large tongues which they launch to attack and their legs now resemble those of frogs. When they launch their tongues and miss, they will take a while to retrieve them.

 

=== Olimar's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===

{{transcript|Like Pikmin, the Creeping Chrysanthemum is a member of a group of creatures with ambulatory root structures.

This creature is known as a "mimic," but because it is actually a form of plant, this label is not entirely accurate. It uses its mimicry to lie in wait and ambush prey, unrecognized even by Pikmin despite being members of the same class of organisms.

Following the redesign, the Chrysanthemum now has a frog-like tounge to eat Pikmin. [[Purple Pikmin]] deal especially large amounts of damage to this enemy with their impacts, and [[Winged Pikmin]] can fly above this enemy's tongue, but it is unlikely the player will have access to these types while fighting the beast. Instead, it is recommended to ride [[Oatchi]] to prevent Pikmin loss. Circle around the Chrysanthemum and rush into it from behind. Using a good amount of [[Red Pikmin]] or [[Rock Pikmin]] is recommended, since these can add some extra damage to a charge and prevent an unnecessarily lengthened fight. [[Ice Pikmin]] are also good to stop the enemy from reacting to your onslaught.

Alternatively, a single [[bomb rock]] is enough to put an end to this beast, even if it is hiding in the ground.

|PorM = False daisy

{{image|Wild ones in ''Pikmin 4''.}}

Creeping Chrysanthemum.png|A Creeping Chrysanthemum in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].

kfes NARI 07whitepurple Floor 2.png|A Creeping Chrysanthemum chasing Olimar in an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|earlier version]] of the [[Novice Training]] cave, <code>kfes_NARI_07whitepurple</code>.

P4 Dead Creeping Chrysanthemum.jpg|A defeated Creeping Chrysanthemum in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].

Argyranthemum frutescens.jpg|Real-world marguerites.

Real fleabane.jpg|Real-world fleabane.