For the botanically minded and curious players, here are some facts about the level IV Plants in the game. These are not part of the rules or otherwise relevant for gameplay.

Pavonia Multiflora

Family: Malvaceae. Its order, Malvales, consists of nine families, containing about 243 genera and between 4,225 and 4,300 species. The best known examples cultivated by humans are okra, cotton, and the cacao tree.

Medinilla Magnifica

Family: Melastomataceae. This is one of the few species of Medinilla to grow magnificent hanging clusters of flowers (inflorescence), with sometimes over 100 individual pink or reddish petals.

Nepenthes Alata

Family: Nepenthaceae (pitcher plants) This is a carnivorous plant native to the Philippines. Its pitchers have two tooth-like ridges.

Guzmania Bromeliaceae

Family: Bromeliaceae. This plant’s petals always grow in groups of three and form a funnel for catching water. Its seeds have a “parachute” like the seeds of a dandelion.

Anthurium

Also called flamingo flowers. Family: Araceae. With somewhere between 600 and 1,000 species, this is the most diverse genus of the Araceae family. It primarily grows in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Orchid

Family: Orchidaceae. The characteristic shape of its root tubers gave this family its name (from the Greek ‘órcheis’, meaning ‘testicles’). It is the second largest family of flowering plants.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus is a genus of the Malvoideae subfamily within the Malvaceae family. It is a common decorative houseplant. Its fruit is a dry fivelobed capsule which dehisces (splits open) at maturity.

Strelitzia Reginae

Also called crane flower or bird of paradise. Family: Strelitziaceae. This is a low-maintenance, evergreen plant that grows between 80 and 200 cm tall. Its large, strong leaves are similar to banana leaves and grow up to 100 cm long.

Mammillaria Elongata

Also called ladyfinger cactus. Family: Cactaceae. This cactus forms dense groups of elongated cylindrical stems that are 1-3 cm in diameter. Its tubercles are slim and conical with woolly areoles, while its axillae are (almost) bald.

Dracunculus Vulgaris

Also called dragon lily. Another member of the Araceae family. The family resemblance is obvious. It emits a strong and unpleasant scent, similar to that of rotting meat, to attract flies that then pollinate the plant.

Bougainvillea Glabra

Family: Nyctaginaceae. This is an evergreen, climbing shrub with thick, thorny stems and drooping branches. It can grow up to 10 meters tall and its tiny white flowers are surrounded by colorful papery bracts.

Crassula ovata

Also called money tree. Family: Crassulaceae. It flourishes in the company of aloe, euphorbia, portulacaria afra, and other succulent plants, reaching heights of up to 2.5 meters.

Brugmansia

Also called angel’s trumpet. Family: Solanaceae. The genus is divided into two sections (warm-growing and cold group) and is part of the nightshade family. Caution: Due to the high concentration of alkaloid compounds, all parts of the plant are highly toxic.

Selenicereus Grandiflorus

Family: Cactaceae. It should come as no surprise that this cactus is part of the Cactaceae family. It earned its nickname, “Queen of the Night”, because its flowers only bloom only once a year, for a single night.

Monstera Deliciosa Variegata

Family: Araceae. Its fruit resembles a green ear of maize covered with hexagonal scales. As the fruit ripens, these scales fall off. The fruit is edible and its taste is similar to that of pineapple and banana. It should only be eaten if fully ripened, however, since unripe fruit contains crystals of calcium oxalate that irritate your mouth.

Mirabilis Jalapa

Family: Nyctaginaceae. The Aztecs cultivated it for ornamental and medicinal purposes, and explorers first brought it to Europe in 1525. It was commonly used as an example in the study of Mendelian genetics.

Canna Indica

Also called Indian shot. Family: Cannaceae. The family consists of only a single genus of 10 species. This plant has been cultivated by humans for millennia. Despite its name, it has no relation to India—a European explorer got it wrong…

Lilium

Family: Liliaceae The 16 genera and approximately 630 species of Liliaceae are native to the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere. Historically, up to 3,500 plant species were considered lilies; many of them are now considered part of the Agavaceae family.

Victoria Amazonica

Family: Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). Its flowers are up to 40 cm wide and bloom for two days. The initially white flowers open in the early evening and spread a scent resembling carrion to attract insects. During the day, the flower heats up considerably, so at night, it is still several degrees warmer than the surrounding air.

Spathiphyllum

Family: Araceae. This plant has no sap. Its creeping rootstalks with short internodes are partially visible above the ground. The genus consists of about 50 species, most of which are native to Central and South America.