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The '''''Laganaphyllis simnovorii''''' (commonly known as the '''Cowplant''' or '''Cow Plant''') is a bizarre, partly carnivorous bovine form of vegetation that is large enough to swallow a Sim whole. It first appeared as the [[career reward]] for the [[Natural Science]] career in ''[[The Sims 2: University]]''. A similar plant, simply called the "[[mutant plant]]", appeared in [[The Sims Bustin' Out (console)|''The Sims Bustin' Out'' for console]], and may be a relative or precursor of the Cowplant. On December 22, 2011, the Cowplant was made available from ''The Sims 3 Store'' as premium content in the Killer Classics set; it also returns in ''[[The Sims 4]]'', where it becomes a plant that must be grown. The Cowplant was added to ''[[The Sims Social]]'' on Halloween 2011, where it was sold for 500 [[The Sims Social#Currency|Social Points]].

<blockquote class="note">This bizarre bovine vegetation is large enough to swallow your next-door neighbor whole. In fact, it WILL eat your neighbors. Your friends will be hard-pressed to resist the tantalizing vine-cake of the carniverouscarnivorous{{sic}} Laganaphyllis Simnovorii. After it has consumed some prey, milk it for sweet, rejuvenating nectar of life. A swig of this liquid refreshment will add precious days to a Sim's life and wash away any regret they may have over their visitor's fate.</blockquote>

{{Info|Note|If ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business|Open for Business]]'' is installed, the Cowplant '''can''' eat a [[Servo#The Sims 2|Servo]]. This is one of the few ways in which a Servo can die.}}A Cowplant can be fed by clicking on it and selecting "Feed". When this is done, the Sim will take out a Leg 'O' Lamb, which costs §35, and throw it to the plant; sometimes playing with it or teasing it first. This action is not autonomous. Household Sims will ignore the plant unless it killsconsumes someone or the player directs them to interact with it.

Not being fed does not appear to have any negative effects on the Cowplant. However, it will attempt to capture and eat Sims if not fed every 12in-game Sim12 hours. The Cowplant will stick out its tongue, which contains a slice of cake, luring an unwary Sim close to the plant. It then devours the Sim, who dies immediately. Unusually, the [[Grim Reaper]] does not appear; the Cowplant simply spits out the grave. The Sim's [[Ghost#The Sims 2|ghost]] will be green.

Controllable Sims can be ordered to "Grab Cake", and will die if not stopped. However, the Cowplant will not eat Sims who stink due to low hygiene, even if they were told to take the cake.<ref group="n">The Cowplant has been known to reject Sims who do not have low hygiene. The reason for this has not been determined. See [[Talk: Laganaphyllis simnovorii#Cowplant (TS2) rejecting a Sim]] for discussion.</ref> Ungreeted walkbys will ignore the plant, as will most service [[Non-playable character|NPCs]] who are on the job. However, service NPCsSims such as [[Nanny|nannies]] who have idle time during their work day may be drawn to the Cowplant during that idle time. Since a locked gate may not stop an NPCSims such as a nanny, it may be a good idea to feed the Cowplant before they arrive.

After a Cowplant has its lunch (a Sim), members of the owner's household can milk the plant. The "milk" is actually a life-extending drink similar to the [[Elixir of Life]], extending the Sim's lifespan by five days. Unlike the Elixir of Life, children can drink it. Drinking the "milk" is sometimes referred to as drinking that Sim, and doing it gives the drinker a special [[memories|memory]]. Sims may have a [[Wants and fears|want]] to "drink" a certain Sim that they are unhappy with. A Sim still can be resurrected if the cow been milked.

When feeding the plant, Sims give it a swordfish, which, unlike the Leg O' Lamb in ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'', that doesn't cost anything. The plant will display its cake when it has not been fed for 3 days, and Sims will be instantly drawn to it. Unlike ''The Sims 2: University'', the Cowplant will die if it is not fed for 7 days.<ref>https://modthesims.info/archive/index.php?t-464226.html</ref>

Once eaten, a Sim will die, although the plant will often spit the Sim back out if they have bad [[hygiene]], or has the [[Good]], [[Lucky]], [[Unlucky]], [[Brave]] or [[Daredevil]] [[Trait (The Sims 3)|traits]]. The Cowplant will not eat babies, toddlers, children or imaginary friends that are turned real, but will eat [[teen]]agers and older. If the Sim does die, their [[Ghost#The Sims 3|ghost]] will be purple, as if they had starved. Unlike ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'', the Grim Reaper will ''always'' come for these deaths. After a Cowplant has eaten a Sim, other Sims can choose to praise or scold it. Also, they can milk it, which will reset them to day onetypes of their current [[life stage]], and will give them the "Divine Meal" moodlet with +75 mood for 7 daysdeaths. If the Cowplant is not fed for a week, it will die by starvation and Sims can clean it up. With ''[[Showtime]]'', Sims can choose to throw a mini Cowplant at the stage; this will cost §475.

As in ''The Sims 2'', [[toddler]]s cannot interact with the Cowplant, while [[child]]ren are able to play with it, milk it and eat the cake (Although, they are unfortunatelyalways spitspat out due to a lack of child starvation.) 

A statue of a cowplant can be purchased for the same price of the actual product.  The player can also buy Cow Plant themed Spring Rides or Arcade Machines. There is also an option to dress up as a Cow Plant during Spooky Day.  

{{Info|Note|Any time the controlled Sim is not at the same lot as the Cowplant, the lot is 'paused,' meaning the plant will not die from starvation until the controlled Sim returns to the lot.}}<blockquote class="note">This Galactic marvel makes an excellent source of food, cuddles and lifelong friendship. Become the envy of the Neighborhood! Just remember to feed it.</blockquote>

*Death - TwelveIn-game Simtwelve hours after a Cowplant shows its cake tongue, and is not fed, it will die,. A dead Cowplant has a dead stem with a hanging Cowplant skull. Cowplants cannot be saved after this stage.

When a Sim is eaten for the first time, the Cowplant will spit them out, and they will receive athe ''Drained'' moodlet, saying that the Sim "feels like an emotionless shell." This negative moodlet will last two days. If a Sim with this moodlet attempts to eat the cake, the Cowplant will devour them. When this happens, the Grim Reaper will come and confront the Cowplant before checking his list. A gravestone of the dead Sim will appear, and the Reaper will then leave. The [[ghost]] of a Sim eaten by the Cowplant will make plants grow when happy but kill them when in a bad mood.

When a Sim is devoured, a notification will pop up: "''(Sim name) is being devoured by a cow plant! Will he/she make it out alive?!''"

* The final class in the Biology [[Majors|major]] in ''The Sims 2: University'' is entitled "Senior Thesis: The Laganaphyllis Simnovorii".

* In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the [[Science#The Sims 3|Science]] career's 5th level is "Carnivorous Plant Tender". There is also a little stone statue of a Cowplant in the Goth Manor.

* If ''[[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage]]'' is installed, one of the wall hangings is an ancient tablet with a picture of a Cowplant being fed by ancient people. The description tells about how the Cowplant was treated in the old times.

* In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', one of the Monsters a child can draw is a Cowplant eating a Sim.

* In [[The Sims FreePlay]], a Cowplant can appear if gardening goes bad. They will eat a sim (unless fought back), but will always spit it out. A Cowplant with a top hat can be seen in the Garden Wheel.