Figwort

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Figwort
Figwort.png
Appears in N/A
Scientific name Scrophularia xenomium
Family Figwort
Areas The Impact Site, The Final Trial, Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Wistful Wild
Attacks N/A

Figworts are tall, flowering plants used as scenery in both Pikmin games. In Pikmin 1, figwort plants sport bright blue flowers. Disturbing certain clusters of plants will release a cloud of tiny flying insects, but neither the plants nor the bugs directly affect gameplay.

In Pikmin 2, figwort blossoms adopt a deep pinkish hue, which is thought to be the result of differing soil conditions; in fact, the color of some real-world flowering plants, bigleaf hydrangeas in particular, can vary from blue to pink or purple depending on the acidity or alkalinity of the soil in which they grow. Although Pikmin 2 does not have the tiny black bugs from the first game, figworts may conceal larger creatures such as Doodlebugs or Unmarked Spectralids. In certain above-ground and cave locations, such as the Wistful Wild and White Flower Garden, dead or dormant figworts can be seen, possessing pale or red-orange leaves and without flowers.

Red-brown leaves of Figworts in Winter.

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The blue Blossoms of the Figworts in Pikmin 1

External links

Wikipedia: Scrophulariaceae family (figworts)

Wikipedia: Scrophularia genus (figworts)