Piranha Plants (also known as Piranha Flowers and Piranhas and misspelled as pirana plants in early manuals and as Pirahna Flower in an Australian Nintendo Magazine System issue) are large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the Super Mario franchise. They are seemingly based on Venus flytraps and eat anything that approaches them.
The head of a Piranha Plant is most commonly either red or green with multiple other colors. Originally, Piranha Plants were found exclusively in pipes, darting out and biting anything near. Currently, Piranha Plants can be found both in and out of pipes and may constantly bite or wait for Mario to approach to do so.
Despite being plants, Piranha Plants have been depicted as being sentient and capable of speech in a few appearances. Piranha Plant characters such as Petey Piranha, Piranha Bean and Dino Piranha, among others, reveal that some Piranha Plants can have animal-like bodies, making them capable of walking.
They are an important part of Bowser's armies, and a key enemy Mario often has to fight.
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- Pirahna Plant was chosen as one of Ikran's Video Game Chlorokinetics.
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