Toxic Ivy

Toxic Ivy is the third plant in Bronze Broads, a world in Plants vs. Zombies 2. When planted, Toxic Ivy will fire out lobbed leaves that do no harm - instead, they will recycle Shadow-shroom's poison ability and poison that zombie. Toxic Ivy can target any zombie on the lawn, whilst taking about 10 seconds per lob.

Origins
Toxic Ivy is based off of Toxicodendron radicans, a type of leafy plant that can cause irritation upon touching, usually creating a (painful) rash from the plant's sap. Surprisingly, in opposition to its common name, it can actually be classified as a member of the cashew and chestnut family. Toxicity is a measure of how much harm a substance can cause on an organism, weighing quality and quantity. A commonly known instance of this would be snake venom, that is renown for its poisonous effects. Other forms of toxicity may include water intoxication - a phenomenon where death may occur from high doses of water.

Strategies
TBA

Plant Food
When awarded with Plant Food, Toxic Ivy will start to fire out about 4-8 of large leaves that resemble its leaves. These leaves will target certain zombies, poisoning them regularly. However, these leaves have a poisonous side effect that poison zombies in a 3x3 area, albeit with a weaker poison.

Unlike the regular ability, these leaves do 6nds of damage, 3nds for splash. These statistics increase in accordance with the toxicity level.

Trivia

 * Despite its name, it resembles nothing of a poison ivy.
 * The name is a sort of oddball, being the first to simply seize a synonym instead of a blunt name, portemanteau or pun.
 * This plant ended up being responsible for adding the 'Toxicity' trait for plants of a poisonous nature.