Pellet Posy

The Pellet Posy is a native form of plant found on PNF-404, and has been observed and studies by numerous explorers to the planet on multiple occasions.

Biology
Pellet Posies are special amongst flowering plants, as they are capable of crystallizing their own nectar into forms of objects known as Pellets. This crystallizing is perhaps a method to avoid creatures such as Nectarous Dandelflies, or Honeywisps from taking their nectar. While they appear strictly like a plant otherwise, closer examination reveals muscle fibers similar to Candypop Buds and Pikmin, giving the indication that the Pellet Posy may be a close relative.

Thy grow extremely quickly, only taking days or even hours to grow to maturity with pellets in place. The coloration of these pellets coordinate with colors of the Pikmin species, and they even sport a special number, (1, 5, 10, and 20) imbedded on the center of these pellets. It's impossible to understand why this happens, but they are highly reliant on the ecosystem as many creatures feed off of the pellets, and Pikmin rely on pellets as part of the Onion's propagating method on their kind.

For Pikmin (at least in earlier generations), the color of the Pellets dictates the kind of Pikmin they can propagate: Red Pikmin for example need Red Pellets while Yellow Pikmin require Yellow Pellets. No Pellets are known to exist for Purple Pikmin or White Pikmin.