Mutant Noxious Spewflower Seed

Mutant Noxious Spewflower Seed is the seed form of Mutant Noxious Spewflower, a hostile flora type found on Atrox. When the mature plant is approached, it retracts its umbrella-like leaf and sprays poison in a wide radius until the player moves away or is killed. Among the mutant spewflower variants, the noxious form deals significantly more damage than the elegant form.

As a seed item, it is used to replant the corresponding flora. Like other plant seeds in Astroneer, it can be carried and placed in suitable ground to grow a new specimen. This makes it useful for recreating the plant in a controlled location, whether for observation, hazard management, or simple collection.

• Mutant Noxious Spewflower itself appears on both the surface and in underground layers of Atrox.
• Its attack is a poison spray rather than a direct strike or explosion.
• The noxious variant is the more dangerous mutant spewflower form.
• Hostile flora can be removed with the Terrain Tool, and destroying them may yield Research Samples.
• Because the plant attacks from a distance, approaching it carelessly can trap the player inside the poison cloud long enough to die.
• Replanting from the seed allows the plant to be preserved instead of only being destroyed.

In practice, this seed is most relevant to players who want to keep a specimen of Atrox’s hostile flora or who are experimenting with plant placement. Since mutant spewflowers are dangerous even when stationary, it is best to handle the seed from a safe distance and avoid placing the grown plant near paths, bases, or landing zones. The mature plant’s attack range means that even brief contact can be enough to trigger its poison spray, so any replanted specimen should be treated as a hazard rather than a decorative object.