Manchinill

Manchinills are projectile-shooting poisonous plants that fire deadly berries at groups of zombies.

Overview
Manchinills are planted with a berry ready. They will only fire if the zombie closes to it in its lane is already not poisoned (even if it was poisoned by a Shadow-shroom). The berry explodes into a cloud of toxins, poisoning every zombie in a 3x3 radius. The poison acts similar to Shadow-shroom's poison -- it deals 0.5 damage points per second and it ignores armor.

Manchinill takes 9 seconds to reload a berry. The berry also travels slowly, making Manchinill an overall slow plant.

Manchinill is based on the Hippomane mancinella, also known as the manchineel. The manchineel is notable for its deadly nature, with most parts of it being poisonous or dangerous to humans. Its name is a portmanteau of "manchineel" and "ill."

Plant Food Ability
Using Plant Food on Manchinill causes it to fire 4 berries across the board. These berries tend to hit non-poisoned zombies more often. The poison effect is also similar to a powered Shadow-shroom, as it will pass to zombies around it.

Strategies
While Shadow-shrooms offer a more direct, faster way of inflicting poison, Manchinills are designed to poison more zombies in a continuous manner. Manchinills' delayed reloading time makes for an unreliable plant if it is the last line of defense. They, however, are good supporters, and help deal with tougher armored zombies, such as the Brickhead or Ice Block.