Nature is inexhaustible in fantasy. On Earth lives a huge number of amazing creatures: from ridiculous to horrendous. There are also the most unusual plants in the world. Let's talk about them today.
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Amorphophallus titanic( Amorphophallus titanum)
The second name is the Corpse lily. The most unusual plant in the world is not only the giant flower size, but also the terrible smell that it exudes. It's good that the smell of rotten meat and fish smell only two days - this is the flowering period of this amazing plant. Another of its features is a rare flowering. Lives "cadaverous lily" for a long time, up to 40 years, and during this time flowers appear on it only 3-4 times. The plant can reach a height of up to 3 meters, and the weight of a large flower is about 75 kilograms.
Homeland of the Amorphophallus titanic - the forest of Sumatra, where it is now virtually exterminated. The plant can be seen in many botanical gardens around the world.
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Venus Flycatcher( Dionaea muscipula)
Only the lazy did not write about this amazing predator plant. But no matter how much is said about him, Venus the flytrap hits with its absolute alienity. It can easily be imagined by an inhabitant of some distant and dangerous planet inhabited by predatory plants. The leaves of the Venus flytrap are an ideal trap for small insects. As soon as the unfortunate victim touches the sheet, it closes. And the more resisted the insect, the stronger it stimulates the growth of plant cells. The edges of the trap-sheet fuse and become a "stomach", where for 10 days there is a process of digestion. After that, the trap is again ready to catch the next victim.
This unusual predator can be "tamed" - Venus flytrap successfully cultivated at home. It is important to follow the rules of care, and then for an amazing carnivorous plant you can watch yourself.
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Wolffia angusta
It belongs to the most unusual plants in the world because of its tiny size. It is an aquatic plant of the subfamily of Lemmatidae. The size of wolfia is negligible - about a millimeter. It blooms very rarely. Meanwhile, by the amount of protein the plant is not inferior to beans and can be used for human consumption.
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Passiflora( PassÃflora)
This beautiful plant also seems to come from other worlds. An unusual flower led missionaries who saw it in South Africa, an allegory about the crown of thorns of a savior. Hence came the second name of one of the most unusual plants in the world - Passion Flower( Passion of Christ).
Passiflora is a lignified climbing liana with over 500 species.
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Victoria Amozon( Victoria amozonica)
This is the most amazing and unusual water lily in the world. The diameter of the leaves of the plant reaches two meters. They are so large that they can withstand a weight of up to 80 kg. The flowers of this water lily are very beautiful, and Victoria Amazon is the most popular and unusual plant of greenhouses and botanical gardens.
Many wonderful plants of the world have been known for a long time. But there are quite unusual representatives of the flora, of which very few people know. Meanwhile, they really amaze with their appearance.
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Nepenthes( Nepenthes)
Another plant is a predator, surprising with an unusual appearance. It grows mainly in Asia. Climbing high on adjacent trees, this bushy liana along with ordinary leaves has special hunters, taking the form of a jug up to half a meter long. They are painted in bright colors to attract the attention of insects. The top edge of the jug contains fragrant nectar. The insect, attracted by the smell and color of the plant, crawls inside the jug and rolls down its smooth surface. At the bottom is a liquid consisting of digestive enzymes and acids - a real gastric juice. The inner surface of the trap sheet is lined with wax scales that prevent the victim from getting out of the trap. Like the Venus flytrap, Nepentes digests the insect for several days. This is one of the most unusual and impressive plants in the world.
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Peka Gidnellum, or bloody tooth
An inedible fungus that grows in Europe, North America and Australia. It looks like a small piece of cake, covered with strawberry syrup. In food it is not used because of a strong bitter taste. In addition to an amazing appearance, the fungus also has beneficial properties - its pulp has an antibacterial effect and contains substances that dilute the blood. Unusually looks only a young plant, the white flesh of which exudes a drop of reddish liquid.
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White crow, or puppet eyes
A white crow, or puppet eyes - an unusual plant not for the faint of heart. Fruits that appear on it in the second half of summer, really resemble the puppet eyes planted on a branch. The birthplace of white voronets is the mountainous regions of North America. The plant is poisonous, but does not represent a mortal danger.
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Porcupine Tomato
Porcupine Tomato is one of the most unusual plants in the world with huge spines. This is a Madagascar five-meter-high weed, decorated with beautiful purple flowers. But to break them is very difficult, because the leaves of the plant protect long poisonous spikes orange. Tomato was named for fruits that look like small tomatoes.
Many unusual plants of the world, in the course of evolution, learned to take the form of other living things. The flowers of a duck-billed orchid, for example, are very similar to a tiny dvuhsantimetrovyh ducks. In this way, the plant lures for pollination of insects-male sawflies.
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Lithops or living stones( Lithops)
Among the houseplants you can find the most amazing and unusual specimens. Confirmation to this - the living stones that will decorate and diversify the room. They refer to succulents and are therefore rather unpretentious. The main thing is to observe the proper care for them, and one day one can admire how the lithopses, which look like small stones, will bloom. This occurs usually on the third year of plant life.
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Parachute flower Ceropegia Woodii
If in the XVIII century, when this unusual plant was first described, knew about the aircraft, it would be called that way. It refers to succulents and forms a dense interlacing of threadlike shoots. The plant perfectly feels at home and is used for decorative decoration of premises.