Guide to Xenoflora
Xenobotany / Xenoflora Guide
Xenobotany (xenoflora) is the study and cultivation of exotic, mutated, and alien plants. The xenobotany SeedMaster holds all garden seeds plus exclusive exotic and mutation-focused varieties. The xenobotany SeedMaster scanner shows: stats, produce, soil (nutrient/water), temperature, and light — use it to plan mutations and evolutions.
Xenobotany-Exclusive Seeds
These are in the xenobotany SeedMaster only (or cargo Exotic Seeds Crate where noted). Reagents are base values; potency and traits scale effects.
| Name | Product / Reagents | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrosia vulgaris | Nutriment, Space drugs, Monocaridine, Toxin | Mutate → Ambrosia Deus, Ambrosia Robusto |
| Amanita (fly amanita) | Nutriment, Amatoxin, Psilocybin | Weed invasion; mutate → Destroying angel, Plastellium |
| Glowshroom | Radium | Mutate from Reishi; spread, wall-hugger; plant on floors |
| Harebell | Nutriment | Weed invasion |
| Liberty cap | Nutriment, Stoxin, Space drugs | Mutate from Reishi |
| Mercy's hand (shand) | Bicaridine, Anti-toxin | Mutate from Space alocasia |
| Moon tear | Sugar, Moon water | Mutate from Sun tear |
| Nettle | Nutriment, Sulphuric acid (sacid); weapon, poison | Weed invasion; stings without gloves; mutate → Death nettle |
| Plastellium | Plasticide | Mutate from Fly amanita |
| Reishi | Nutriment, Psilocybin | Weed invasion; mutate → Liberty cap, Glowshroom |
| Sun tear (mtear) | Honey, Kelotane | Tajaran plant |
| Blood root (broot) | Nutriment, Sanguinum | Mutate from Potato |
| Jurl'mah reeds | Mutagen, Nutriment | Alien |
| Amauri | Zombie powder, Condensed capsaicin, Nutriment | Alien |
| Gelthi | Coffee, Nicotine, Nutriment | Alien |
| Vale bush | Paracetamol, Dexalin, Nutriment | Alien |
| Surik vine | Mindbreaker, Turbo, Nutriment; stings | Alien; spreading |
| Telriis grass | Pwine, Nutriment | Alien |
| Thaa'dra lichen | Frost oil, Nutriment; alters temp | Alien |
| Kudzu | Nutriment, lg_anti_toxin (Dylovene); invasive vines, plant anywhere | Exotic Seeds Crate / cargo; spreading |
| Random seeds | (varies) | 6 in xenobotany; random mutant each packet |
Mutation Mechanics
- Mutation level: Built by mutagen (Unstable Mutagen ≥15 units, Radium ≥8 units) and mutation_mod from reagents (e.g. Left4Zed, Plant-B-Gone). Each process tick reduces mutation_level by 2–4. When it triggers, the plant mutates and level resets.
- Severity 1: Random trait mutation (same species, different stats).
- Severity 2: Species mutation — pick from seed.mutants (e.g. tomato → bluetomato).
- Severity 3: "Great" mutation — pick from seed.greatMutants (e.g. ambrosia → ambrosia infernum or ambrosia omni). Requires somatoray/flora gun "evolve" shot or equivalent.
- Severity 4: Evolution — only if seed has evolutions and the plant's chems contain all reagents listed for that evolution. Then species changes to the evolution target (e.g. ambrosia omni + cronexidone → ambrosia panacea).
Somatoray / Flora gun (if available)
- Floramut shot: 20% chance to mutate (severity 2 or 3 by probability).
- Florayield shot: 20% chance to add +1 or +2 yield_mod.
- Floraevolve shot: 20% chance to trigger severity 4 (evolution).
Mutation Trees
Ambrosia vulgaris
- Mutants: Ambrosia Deus, Ambrosia Robusto
- Great mutants: Ambrosia Infernum, Ambrosia Omni
- Ambrosia Omni evolution: add Cronexidone → Ambrosia Panacea
- Ambrosia Infernum evolution: add Aluminum → Ambrosia Diablos
Destroying angel
- Great mutants: Grave Filler
Metal cap (mutate from Tower cap)
- Evolution: add Plasma → Plasma cap
Grass line (Maiden / Mother / Crone grass)
- Evolution: plant must have Paracetamol, Tramadol, Oxycodone (all three) → Trinity grass
Banana
- Evolution: add Lube and Blood → Clownana (hostile mob product)
Key Exotic Plants (reagents summary)
| Plant | Reagents / Notes |
|---|---|
| Ambrosia Deus | Bicaridine, Synaptizine, Hyperzine, Space drugs, Nutriment |
| Ambrosia Robusto | Nicotine plus, Space drugs |
| Ambrosia Omni | Tricordrazine, Anti-toxin, Bicaridine, Dexalin plus, Kelotane, Copper, Stoxin, Nutriment |
| Ambrosia Panacea | Cronexidone, Cordradaxon, Peridaxon, Respirodaxon, Vermicetol, Rezadone, Quickclot, Flossisine; exudes N2O |
| Ambrosia Infernum | Plasma, Fuel, Acetone, Space drugs; exudes plasma |
| Ambrosia Diablos | Plasma, Thermite, Space drugs; exudes plasma + O2; explosive, biolum, high heat tolerance |
| Death nettle | Polytrinic acid (pacid); stings, weapon |
| Killer tomato | Harvest spawns hostile tomato mob |
| Walking mushroom | Harvest spawns walking mushroom mob |
| Bluespace tomato | Singulo; teleporting trait |
| Glowberry | Uranium; spreading, can plant on floors |
| Tower cap | Wood pulp (hatchet for planks) |
| Metal cap | Aluminum |
| Plasma cap | Plasma |
| Plastellium | Plasticide |
| Liberty cap | Stoxin, Space drugs |
| Destroying angel | Amatoxin, Psilocybin |
| Grave Filler | Carpotoxin, Cyanide, Amatoxin, Lexorin; stings; exudes CO2 |
Weed Invasion
When weed level hits 10 and wins the check, the tray is overwritten by one of: reishi, nettles, amanita, chanterelle, plumphelmet, towercap, harebells, weeds, grass, wheat. In xenoflora, some of these are useful (nettles for acid/weapons, reishi/liberty cap for drugs, tower cap for wood). Keep trays weeded with mini-hoe or weed killer to avoid losing crops, or let invasion happen on purpose to get exotic weeds for seed extraction.
Tray Care
Same as main Hydroponics guide: Mushrooms — nutrients only. Weeds (e.g. nettles) — water only. Other plants — water + nutrients. Use Plant Analyzer for full stats (Endurance, Yield, Maturation, Production, Potency, harvest type). Companion planting: adjacent trays with the same species or a listed companion boost health and can reduce pests; monocrop stacking also gives a small bonus.
Cargo
Exotic Seeds Crate: Liberty cap, Reishi mycelium, multiple Random seeds, Kudzu. Use these to bootstrap xenobotany and kudzu without waiting for weed invasion.