Plant Species R

Plant Species R

DLC

Genesis: Part 2

Item

Type

Plant

Added in

v329.5

Plant Species R is a plant in the Genesis: Part 2 DLC of ARK: Survival Evolved. This "plant" is a thicket of meat that wriggles around upon growing up, acting as a cuttable supply of meat when harvested.

Most methods works as if you are cutting down a tree, but the method does not have any impact on the amount of meat gathered.

Record

“	If you can get past its tentacular looks, this mutant hybrid seems useful as a foodsource... You can grow it from seeds, but it provides edible meat. Another of Rockwell's genetic modification experiments, I guess.	„
	~ Plant Species R Record –  HLN-A

Plant Variants

There are 5 types of R Plants:

Name	Veins Appearance	Harvested Meat	Chance for this seed from Mutagen Bulb
R-1	Red	Raw Meat	32%
R-2	Blue	Raw Fish Meat	32%
R-3	Green	Spoiled Meat	20%
R-4	Magenta	Raw Prime Meat	8%
R-5	Indigo	Raw Prime Fish Meat	8%

Production

The Plant Species R grows the same as any other plot-based plant, consuming both water and fertilizer to grow. Its  seed may be planted only in a  Tek Crop Plot.

The following items can be used as fertilizer:

Fertilizer type	Fertilizer units	Fertilizes for	Fertilizes full* plant for
Human Feces	1,000	10m	3h 5m
Small Animal Feces	3,500	35m	10h 48m
Medium Animal Feces	7,500	1h 15m	23h 8m
Large Animal Feces	15,000	2h 30m	1d 22h 15m
Massive Animal Feces	35,000	5h 50m	4d 11h 55m
Snow Owl Pellet	50,000	8h 20m	6d 10h 10m
Fertilizer	54,000	9h	6d 22h 30m
Bonemeal Fertilizer	90,000	15h	11d 13h 30m

* When a plant has its maximum of fruits, it needs less fertilizer. As the fruits spoil after some time, leaving the plant in a non-full state for some time, these numbers are rather theoretical maximums.

Notes

• It is the fourth plant species to be released, proceeding the plant species X, plant species Y and plant species Z
• The ‘R’ in its name is a reference to Rockwell
• Using a Higher Quality  Metal Pick to Harvest the Plant DOES NOT make a difference to the amount harvested, Only how long it takes to do so. (High Quality Pick =Quicker Harvest)
• When Harvesting Plant Species R, you will see a 'Health Bar' that decays as you hit it with a pick. Don't be afraid to deplete this bar, as it will not destroy the crop, Instead the tentacle will shrink and begin a 30 minute timer, at the end of which it will pop back up with all its health, ready to be harvested again.
• If the plant is left with some but not all of it's health bar depleted, it will still take 30 minutes to regain it's health (regardless of the amount). Therefor it's much smarter and more beneficial to harvest it in full rather than leaving it half harvested as you gain nothing from doing so.
• It is worth noting that if playing on an unofficial server with structure damage turned off, it can become impossible to harvest. It is currently assumed for this to be a bug, however it is unlikely to ever be fixed. ^{~Slight fix for this below.}
•  Chainsaws can be used to harvest it.

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