For most of us, the plant world is pretty boring. What might interest a green thing that just grows in one place and does nothing? Plants live in a different dimension from ours. A person fusses all his life, running after the elusive ghosts of goals, but the flower slowly but very faithfully fulfills the program laid down by nature. Here are some of the strangest plants on earth that are really worth looking out for.
Rafflesia arnoldi
The diameter of the flower of this plant reaches two meters, but it has nothing more to boast of. An unpleasant smell attracts flies and dares lovers of beauty, and elephants spread rafflesia: they crush flowers and transfer spores right on themselves.
Talipot palm
The inflorescence of the talipot palm tree can grow up to nine meters in height. The whole structure is made up of small flowers, of which a million can accumulate. After thirty years of growth, the palm begins to bear fruit and dies immediately after this period.
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Jaboticaba
The Latin name is Juboticaba, Myrciaria Cauliflora. Unlike most trees that grow on branches, jaboticaba fruit grows directly from the trunk. This plant is highly valued at home, in Brazil: the fruits torn from the trunk begin to ferment and turn into not very tasty, but rather strong alcohol.
Amorphophallus titanic
It is the tallest flowering plant in the world. Three meters high and not a single flower: Amorphophallus, during the flowering period, emits a terrible cadaverous smell that attracts flies and other scavengers. The flower's appearance is quite consistent - imagine a decaying piece of meat that has grown into the ground. Now this strange flower can be found only in a greenhouse, since at home, in the forests of Sumatra, it has already been exterminated.
Common crow
Due to the specific appearance of the fruit, which resembles the eyes of porcelain dolls, the locals sometimes call the plant “doll's eyes”. You shouldn't taste these strange berries: they are extremely poisonous and can kill even a large person.