Groot (Earth-616)

Groot is a Flora colossi from Planet X, the capital of the branch worlds. He did not get along with his fellow saplings, instead preferring the company of the "Maintenance Mammals" who the other saplings treated with prejudice. After Groot killed another sapling to defend a maintenance mammal it was brutalizing, as well as releasing a human subject who was kidnapped for scientific purposes, he was exiled from the planet by the Arbor Masters. With no place to go, Groot set out to explore other galaxies.

Powers
Plant Physiology: Groot is a member of an alien race of humanoid trees and as such, possesses various abilities unique to his species.
 * Regenerative Healing Factor: Groot has been seemingly killed on three occasions, each time regrowing from a sprig. This may be a major contributor to his botanopathic powers.
 * Size Manipulation: Groot can grow at an extremely advanced speed at will, growing to his normal size from a sprig or growing from his normal size to a giant form.
 * Elasticity: Groot has the ability to stretch his limbs for long distances and reshape them for a variety of tasks. He normally takes the shape of a large tree-like humanoid but can also weave his limbs into a dense tangle of vines. He can grow individual limbs to currently undisclosed lengths, allowing him to have stretching capabilities similar to Reed Richards. This may be related to his cellular regenerative capability and his control over plants.
 * Superhuman Strength: Groot's tree-like form provides him great strength. His strength has allowed him to overpower Armadillo.
 * Superhuman Durability: Groot's hide is composed of wood that is dense and durable enough to make him immune to most conventional weapons, including gunfire and fire which would consume most woods.
 * Botanopathy: Groot has the power to control other plants or his own physical form. He can turn his hands into blades or grow in size altogether or even use that power to heal himself from fatal wounds.
 * Healing: Groot is able to heal others. While the full capabilities of this ability are unknown, Groot was able to rid the Gardener of poison within a few seconds.

Abilities
Gifted Intellect: Groot has received the finest education from Photonic Knowledge of the Arbor Masters. He is highly intelligent and has a tremendous grasp of quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering.

Affiliation

 * Guardians of the Galaxy
 * Partner of Rocket Raccoon (formerly)
 * Galactic Council (formerly)
 * Nova Corps (formerly)