Spiral Plant in Subnautica: Below Zero

Spiral PlantStalked plant with unique fiber structures. Rolled for each new game at 171 to 337 m deep.

Data: Subnautica: Below Zero game files (build of 12 Aug 2025), read and drawn by PinDrop. (c) Unknown Worlds Entertainment. PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

Map of Subnautica: Below Zero with the Spiral Plant drawn on it
heat = where it can spawn (model)Switch the spiral plant layer on the map →
Depth
171 m to 337 m
Spawns per game
about 9
Placed pins
none
Gives
Spiral Plant Clipping

“Reminiscent of muscle striations, the spiral plant contains a strong-but-lightweight fibrous material that is useful for insulation and pressure equalization.”

Spiral Plant, in-game databank. The studio's text, quoted short.

Where Spiral Plant grows

The spawner tables hold 1 prefab type for it; 324 baked slots can hold one. Median depth 289 m, 10% deeper than 337 m, 10% shallower than 171 m. The databank says it lives with the Vent Garden.

Areas where Spiral Plant can spawn
AreaSlots that can hold itExpected per gameShare
Purple Vents3249.1

Spawn numbers are a model read from the game's spawner tables and 921,892 baked slots, not verified in a running game.

What it gives and what uses it

Harvest

Spiral Plant Clipping (item table of the game).

Used in 1 recipe

  • Synthetic fibers via Spiral Plant Clipping

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Nearby

Spiral Plant is most often found in Purple Vents, where these also spawn:

About the spiral plant

The spawner tables roll the spiral plant into 324 baked slots, about 9 per new game, mostly in Purple Vents, at 171 to 337 m deep for the middle 80%. Picking it gives Spiral Plant Clipping. 1 named recipe uses it or its harvest.

Spawn numbers are a model (slot tables), not verified in a running game. Placed pins are read as placed. Depths are metres below sea level.