Maneating Plant

The Maneating Plant is a huge plant that uses projectiles of some kind, which can be fireballs, petrifying skulls, poison gas, or poison seeds. It appears in several Castlevania games. The maneating plant in Castlevania: Bloodlines is composed of several parts, including a flower that drops poisonous seeds, a thorny vine that swings near the flower, and a long vine that can encircle and ensnare its victims.

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
In Circle of the Moon it is referred as Man Eater, which could bring some confusion with the actual Man Eater creature of the series. This monster will occasionally spit a stream of seeds. It drops a Heart (item) or the rare Diana card if killed.

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
While there are several Skeleton Flowers in the Garden Forgotten by Time, only two Man-Eating Plants appear in the entire game. They are gigantic, bulky and move very slow. They have their petals closed in a bud-like fashion, looking similar to a rose, and occasionally sprout human skulls to damage the enemy. Every time they're attacked, they will be pushed slightly backward, and when they've sustained enough damage, the petals will open revealing their pistil, which is their weak spot.

However, they have another use which may be not so obvious at first. When they open, their petals can be stepped on without sustaining damage. In both rooms where they appear, there are high ledges with doors that lead to other areas of the garden. The player must lure and/or push them near these ledges and make them open to use them as stepping platforms.

Trivia

 * This creature appears to have been inspired by the 1960 film, , in which a florist's assistant cultivates a plant that came from outer space who feeds on human flesh and blood.
 * It's one of only two enemies in Harmony of Dissonance which is weak to two elements, the other being Melty Zombie.