How to farm Plant Species Y in Ark Survival Ascended

Besides weapons and tames, various options are available in ARK Survival Ascended that inflict damage, such as Plant Species Y. The game features deadly flora, including the combative plant species known as Plant Species Y. This frightening defensive plant shoots poisonous spores at intruders and can be a valuable defense for your base.

To use Species Y, you must understand how to grow and harvest this plant species effectively. This guide will provide detailed information on getting and farming Plant Species Y in Ark Survival Ascended.

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How to grow Plant Species Y in Ark Survival Ascended

Plant Species Y produces plants that can be used as traps (Image via Studio Wildcard)

Before anything else, it is essential to understand how to obtain and grow this plant. In Ark Survival Ascended, Plant species Y Seeds can be found by harvesting the desert flowers. Discovering the seeds on the Ark can be slow if done manually. However, harvesting different bushes on the Scorched Earth Map. can quickly yield these seeds. Make sure to have a Dino that can clear large areas of brush. This way, the process is much faster.

To grow Plant Species Y, you must have a Large Crop Plot, Water, and some Fertilizer. Optimizing crop plot sizes based on plant type can save space and resources in the game—small plots for berries, medium for crops, and large for unique plants. Since Plant Species Y is a special plant, you will need a large pot. First, put Plant Species Y seed in a Large Crop Plot.

Irrigation is next. Ensure your crop plots have water. You can manually add water using water jars, canteens, or sinks. Alternatively, irrigation can be set up using stone water intakes and water tanks for a more sustainable water source.

You can use a Plant Species Y seed and grow it into a Plant Species Y (Image via Studio Wildcard)

Use fertilizer to promote crop growth. You can obtain it by collecting poop from yourself or dinos, using a toilet, a compost bin, or taming a dung beetle. You can also construct Greenhouse structures if you want to boost crop production.

Unlike Plant Species X, Plant Species Y does not have defensive capabilities or the ability to shoot projectiles.

Once Plant Species Y matures, it will start producing the Plant Species Y Trap. The Plant Species Y Trap is a small trap that can be hidden in the ground. Once planted, it is hard to see and can be moved. One Plant Species Y Trap is produced every two minutes on official servers, and in a greenhouse, it takes only 30 seconds due to the increased production effect. If there are already ten traps in the plot, the production by Ark Survival Ascended Plant Species Y will stop.

This trap can only be used once, and when triggered, it captures most of the creatures or players that pass over it. The trapped entity will be held briefly and receive minor damage.

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