Bristly Tackgrowth

The Bristly Tackgrowth is a species of spurtcluster that protects itself by using the giant spiky thorn on its body.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers
The Bristly Tackgrowth is an obstructive plant in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers. This squat, repulsive organism is green and shaped like a tree stump, with white hairs growing on its outer flesh. The top half bears purple and pink inner flesh, with a giant, dull brown thorn sticking out from it. Growing in clusters like Spotcaps, Bristly Tackgrowths clog passageways that are often necessary to progress.

Throwing most Pikmin directly at the plant often causes them to be impaled by its giant thorn, instantly killing them. Trying to attack the sides is also ineffective, as the urticating hairs on it will agitate Pikmin, causing them panic. The plant is also too hardy for leaders to punch, so the solution to clearing patches of this plant is Rock Pikmin. If a Rock Pikmin is thrown directly at the thorn, it will be pushed into the plant, causing the plant to bulge and, soon after, burst, harmlessly splattering a translucent, green ooze and scattering mist. The Rock Pikmin will bound off of the plant in a random direction, often causing them to inadvertently destroy other Bristly Tackgrowths in the group.