Craziest Plants Known To Mankind
#15 Hydnora Africana
The flesh-coloured plant is not only weird in colour, but also texture and shape which allows it to attack nearby shrubs. Found primarily in South Africa, the parasitic plant's smell when it blossoms attracts herds of carrion beetles to its environment.
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Hydnora Africana
The flesh-coloured plant is not only weird in colour, but also texture and shape which allows it to attack nearby shrubs. Found primarily in South Africa, the parasitic plant's smell when it blossoms attracts herds of carrion beetles to its environment.
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Alcea Rosea
Commonly known as a Black Hollycock, this exotic plant features double blooms of maroon-black petals that are said to "rebel against nature and conformity". Because of their colour, they're also noted as "the rock stars of the flower world". We completely agree.
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Welwitschia Mirabilis
From far away, it's not hard to mistake the Welwitschia Mirabilis as a tree fort created by a small group of eight-year-olds. A relic said to be from the Jurassic period, the plant grows in Namibia and even though it only consists of two leaves and one stem, can grow almost six feet high and twenty four feet wide.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii
A plant that has no leaves, stems or roots, the Rafflesia Arnoldii is a parasitic species that creates the world's largest bloom that can grow over three feet across. The fleshy colour is similar to acne and the overall smell is more pungent due to the water it carries over long periods of time.
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Baobab
Often called "The Bottle Tree", this genus of trees contains more than eight different species in areas of Madagascar and Australia. Their secret to living up to 500 years is the fact it lives up to its nickname as the Baobab can store 300 liters of water.
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Selaginella Lepidophylla
Located in dry habitats, these specific type of plant has the ability to resurrect itself. Also known as the Rose Of Jericho, its stems curl into a tight ball when enduring dry weather conditions and unravel when exposed to an excess amount of moisture.
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Amorphophallus
One of the weirdest plants in terms of shape, the name Amorphophallus literally means "shapeless male genitalia" which comes from the obvious protruding tip of the flower when it's blossomed.
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Dracaena Cinnabari
It's not often a plant is recognized as "The Dragon Blood Tree" but this specific organism is an umbrella shaped tree native to the Socotra archipelago. Its given name derives from its red sap - said to be the dragon's blood of the ancients - that is used as medicine and a dye.
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Dionaea Muscipula
The Dionaea Muscipula, or as most call it, "The Venus Fly Trap", is the most famous carnivorous plant due to its appearances in pop culture and the fact it can detect even the tiniest of creatures and snap it's trap shut in less than a second. Surprisingly, the plant is on the verge of being extinct as it is a very endangered plant species.
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Wolffia Angusta
Resembling more of a bacterial infection (or soap bubbles to some), the species if known as the world's smallest plant as more than a dozen of them can easily fit on the head of a tiny pin.
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The Giant Water Lily
Commonly known as the Giant Water Lily, this rare plant species does actually exist outside of video games and cartoon movies. The humoungus take on the water lily is most commonly found within the depths of the Amazon where they can hold the weight of an average human.
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The Monkey Puzzle Tree
Nicknamed after it's peculiar branches that hold triangular-shaped sharp leaves and cones, this type of evergreen tree is endangered only being found in certain areas of the country of Chile.
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Snowdonia Hawkweed
Due to its tiny frame, the Snowdonia Hawkweed was said to be extinct as of the 1950s' until it was spotted almost a decade ago in 2002. The only area it calls a habitat is in the Welsh valley of Snowdonia.
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The Green Pitcher
Native to southern areas of the United States such as Georgia and South Carolina, this eccentric herb is a carnivorous plant that lures insects into its trap by masking itself as any ordinary plant growing out of shrubbery.
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The Green Jade Flower
Perhaps the most exquisite plant on the list, The Green Jade Flower is commended for its beauty as well its rarity as its distinctive for its deep blue-green petals and navy-purple center. Most of the plant species is found in different areas across the state of Hawaii.
