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Sometimes, an organism will have both characteristics of a plant (for example, ability to photosynthesize, has leaves, flowers and other plant parts) and characteristics of an animal (The ability to move around at will and it resembles a familiar creature). Scientists don't know how to classify it. We like to call it a Planimal. (Please note that mushrooms are ''fungi'', not plants - mushroom-animal hybrids don't belong here.)
Sometimes, an organism will have both characteristics of a plant (for example, ability to photosynthesize, has leaves, flowers and other plant parts) and characteristics of an animal (The ability to move around at will and it resembles a familiar creature). Scientists don't know how to classify it. We like to call it a Planimal. (Please note that mushrooms are ''fungi'', not plants - mushroom-animal hybrids don't belong here.)


See also [[Man Eating Plant]] for carnivorous plants that may or may not show animal traits and [[Plant Person]], [[Sister Trope]] for sentient humanoid cases, and [[Plant Aliens]], the science fiction counterpart.
See also [[Man-Eating Plant]] for carnivorous plants that may or may not show animal traits and [[Plant Person]], [[Sister Trope]] for sentient humanoid cases, and [[Plant Aliens]], the science fiction counterpart.
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* ''Sim Earth'' let you raise carnivorous plants to sentience and create a civilisation, even high-tech space-faring plant life.
* ''Sim Earth'' let you raise carnivorous plants to sentience and create a civilisation, even high-tech space-faring plant life.
* ''[[Super Scribblenauts]]'' allows you to add "wooden" to anything.
* ''[[Super Scribblenauts]]'' allows you to add "wooden" to anything.
* [[Man Eating Plant|Spore plants]] in ''[[Fallout]]'', one of which became sentient.
* [[Man-Eating Plant|Spore plants]] in ''[[Fallout]]'', one of which became sentient.
* The Kikwis of ''[[The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' look like a mix between a flowering plant, a beaver and a Kiwi.
* The Kikwis of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' look like a mix between a flowering plant, a beaver and a Kiwi.
** The Koroks from ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' are vaguely person-shaped wooden figures with leaf masks. Apparently they used to be the much more human-like Kokiri from ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''.
** The Koroks from ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' are vaguely person-shaped wooden figures with leaf masks. Apparently they used to be the much more human-like Kokiri from ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''.
* ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' has Baromett plants, which grow sheep. Probably inspired by the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary mentioned under 'Mythology'.
* ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' has Baromett plants, which grow sheep. Probably inspired by the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary mentioned under 'Mythology'.
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* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' has Dr. Bushroot, who turned himself into a half-plant, half-duck in a failed experiment.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' has Dr. Bushroot, who turned himself into a half-plant, half-duck in a failed experiment.
* One episode of ''[[Krypto the Superdog (Animation)|Krypto the Superdog]]'' had Krypto and the Bathound facing off against a half-dog/half-plant villain named Dogwood who tried to bring the trees to life so they could rebel against humanity. Strangely it's not mentioned if he's associated with Poison Ivy, one of Batman's foes and a [[Plant Person]].
* One episode of ''[[Krypto the Superdog (Animation)|Krypto the Superdog]]'' had Krypto and the Bathound facing off against a half-dog/half-plant villain named Dogwood who tried to bring the trees to life so they could rebel against humanity. Strangely it's not mentioned if he's associated with Poison Ivy, one of Batman's foes and a [[Plant Person]].
* In the episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E11 Family Appreciation Day|"Family Appreciation Day"]] of ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', it's revealed that one of the inhabitants of the Everfree Forest are Timberwolves. Wolves made of actual timber.
* In the episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E11 Family Appreciation Day|"Family Appreciation Day"]] of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', it's revealed that one of the inhabitants of the Everfree Forest are Timberwolves. Wolves made of actual timber.
* [[Disney Channel|Disney Junior's]] ''Octonauts'' brings us "Vegimals," a group of semi-anthropomorphic vegetables, with a turnip called "Tunip" as their leader. They communicate using cheeping and trilling noises and can whip up a mean "fish biscuit" (not made of actual fish, but tastes fishy.)
* [[Disney Channel|Disney Junior's]] ''Octonauts'' brings us "Vegimals," a group of semi-anthropomorphic vegetables, with a turnip called "Tunip" as their leader. They communicate using cheeping and trilling noises and can whip up a mean "fish biscuit" (not made of actual fish, but tastes fishy.)


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