Jumping Piranha Plant

The Jumping Piranha Plant is a subspecies of Piranha Plant from the Super Mario franchise, first appearing in Super Mario World. It appears to be very similar to the standard Piranha Plant, but instead of having a long stalk for a body, it has only a head and a set of leaves beneath it.

True to its name, the Jumping Piranha Plant will jump up out of warp pipes, going high into the air before floating slowly back down. While it is out of the pipe, Mario can kill it with either a fireball if he has a Fire Flower, or a Cape Spin if he has the Super Cape. Alternatively, he can have Yoshi eat the creature.