10 Strangest Plants in The World
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VoxPop – Plants play an enormous role in the world’s ecosystem, supporting life as known. Plants are nature’s ornaments, decorating our forests and earth. Some plants combine colors and shapes that are breathtakingly beautiful. Some plants have the strangest appearance. So, here are 10 strangest plants that you must know:
1. Rafflesia Arnoldii
Bunga Raflesia Arnoldii Mekar dengan 7 Kelopak (Instagram/kpplbengkulu)
Rafflesia arnoldii is the biggest flower in the world. It is smaller than a corpse flower by considering some elements. It is mainly found in forests of Sumatra, Indonesia. Rafflesia will grow up to a size of three feet. Like corpse flowers, the plant produces an unpleasant irritating smell.
2. Baseball Plants
Baseball Plant
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It is generally known as euphorbia obesa native to South Africa. The plant has exactly the same shape of a baseball. It is an unbranched plant with an average height of 20cm. The special species of baseball plant is protected by national nature conservation as it is very rare in the world.
3. Hydnellum Peckii
Hydnellum Peckii
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Hydnellum peckii is a special type of fungi that produces blood or juice-like fluid on its surface. This plant is also known as ‘bleeding tooth fungus’. Scarlet pigment causes blood like the color on the fluid of this plant. This strange plant is mainly found across North America and Europe. It is edible, but the blood-like fluid is extremely bitter in taste.
4. White Baneberry
White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda or baneberry is a small ball type plant native to North American forests. It is also called a doll's eye because of its special shaped fruits. This plant stands 60 cm tall and only has very few leaves. Its red thick stems also look very interesting.
5. Welwitschia Mirabilis
Welwitschia Mirabilis
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Welwitschia Mirabilis is a unique plant that is only found in the desert of Namibia. The estimated lifespan of this strange looking plant is between 500 and 1500 years.
It can survive within many extreme weather conditions. The most interesting thing about Welwitschia is the plant only has two leaves that grow continuously over time. This strange species also has separate male and female plants.
