Ming Plant

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The Ming Plant is a flora species found exclusively on the Floating Island. By using the knife to slice it, the player can harvest Ming Plant Seeds from it.
==Appearance==
The Ming Plant appears to be a purple vase-shaped plant with a network of darker purple cracks on it. It possesses green-blue bioluminescent leaves growing out from the top of the plant's trunk.
==Data Bank Entry==
A hardy specimen which grows on land. The vase-like trunk protects the root system from predation and self-repairs over time, explaining the characteristic cracks on the side.
==Gallery==
MingPlantDay.jpg|Day-time view
MingPlantNight.jpg|Bioluminescence
PurpleVasePlant 1.jpg|A Ming Plant found next to a cliff on the Floating Island
File:Planter Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art
==Trivia==
* The Ming Plant was originally called the Purple Vase Plant.
* The design of the Ming Plant is extremely similar to that of ordinary sea-anemones. This suggests convergent evolution and the presence of even more similarities.
* The "Ming" (Chinese: 明) in its name is likely a reference to its vase-like shape. "Ming Vases" (Chinese: 明花瓶 Chinese porcelain works created during the Ming dynasty) are known in popular culture as extremely expensive vases. 
* The cracked appearance of the Ming Plant's "vase" resembles the Japanese art of kintsugi (Kanji: 金繕), in which broken pottery is repaired with a decorative adhesive, so that the fixed cracks enhance the beauty and character of the piece.
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pl:Roślina_Ming
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Category:Bioluminescent
Category:Floating Island
Category:Flora
Category:Harvestable