Scaredy-shroom

Scaredy-shroom is the third plant obtained in Zombie New York City in Plants vs. Zombies 2, unlocked by beating Day 11. He attacks zombies by shooting spores from long range, dealing 20 damage per shot. If a zombie gets near him in a 3x3 area, he will hide until the zombies around him are either defeated or moved out of his vicinity.

Origins
He is based on the Cortinarius violaceus, also known as the violet webcap, a fungus in the webcap genus Cortinarius native across the Northern Hemisphere.

His name is a combination of "scaredy-cat," a term usually used to refer to an easily frightened person, because he gets scared and hides from when zombies are near, and the suffix "-shroom," meaning that he is a mushroom.

Almanac entry

 * SUN COST: 75
 * RECHARGE: 5
 * TOUGHNESS: 300
 * DAMAGE: 20
 * RANGE: Straight
 * PLANT FOOD POWER: Explosive Damage
 * FAMILY: Ail-mint
 * Scaredy-shrooms are long-ranged mushrooms that hide when zombies get close to them.
 * Special: Hides when zombies are close to it
 * In spite of having a soft spot for sticking with his plant friends, Scaredy-shroom is known for being terrified of zombies, and by zombies, we mean almost everything that he also gets scared of. Examples include dogs, cats, surprise parties and thunderstorms.

Plant Food effect
When Scaredy-shroom is given Plant Food, he will fire a giant explosive spore at zombies in his lane, dealing 1800 damage per shot. Zombies that are caught in the spore's blast are reduced to ashes.

Ail-mint effect
When boosted by Ail-mint, Scaredy-shroom will deal an additional 100 damage per shot, and his Plant Food effect deals an additional 2400 damage per shot.