The exploration video of Proxima Centauri shows the growing process of extraterrestrial plants from the perspective of an automated explorer drone.
Idea Gathering

Reference idea collection

Geometry Nodes and Variations
This node tree generates the mesh for just one plant. By changing the inputs it's possible to generate a great variety of plant variations. The growth animation is determined by the geometry nodes as well.
Less Stems
Less Stems
More Stems
More Stems
Noise Variant 1
Noise Variant 1
Noise Variant 2
Noise Variant 2

Growth process of the S-Curve plant