10 Most Strange Plants

1. Welwitschia mirabilis: plant with incredible endurance

The look of this plan is not good at all. But this plant is so unique. This plant that come from Namibia just have 2 leaves and 1 stem and root. That 2 leaves will become larger alike alien. The stem will grow bigger but not taller. This plant will grow and some of them can reach 2 meters in height and 8 meters in width.  The age can reach 400 to 1500 years and will not die even there’s no rain for 5 years. The taste is so sting, while It’s raw or cooked. That’s way the plant are called Onyanga that mean a desert onion.

Welwitschia mirabilis

2. Dionaea muscipula : flies Catcher Venus

This Flies catcher Venus is a carnivor that famous for its natural trap that work active and efficient. 2 leaves that stuck on this plant is full of sensitive fur that detect the existence of anything from ants, flies or any other insects.

Dionaea muscipula

Dionaea muscipula

3. Rafflesia arnoldii : the biggest flower on earth

This exotic plan is so rare, but the color is not beautiful, spotted. The name is Rafflesia arnoldii. 1 of 16 species from the genus of Rafflesia the biggest flower on earth. We just can find that in Indonesia (Sumatera, Kalimantan and Java) and Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah).

Rafflesia arnoldii, nowadays are classified as a family of Euphobiaceace, can grow to diameter of 1 meter and weight to 7 -11 kgs.

The flower just can bloom for 3 -7 days only. When the flower bloom, It smeel very stingy so In Indonesia, It’s names carrion flower. The unique smell with attract insect to come and will help to regenerate. Just 10 -20% of the stamens will grow as new flower. In 9 month with a little lucky the flower will bloom again.

Rafflesia Arnoldii

4. Desmodium gyrans: The Dancing Plant

Darwin called it Hedysarum, modern botanists call Desmodium Gyrans, or rather, Codariocalyx Motorius. People call it “Grass Dance” or Telegraph plants or  Semaphores plant, because the movement is like dancing leaves, or like movement semaphore code. These plants include the easy to grow and will “dance” at the time much sun or dry.

Desmodium gyrans

Desmodium Gyrans

5. Euphorbia obesa: Baseball plant

Euphorbia Obesa, also known as Baseball plants, usually grown in the Great Karoo, South Africa. Population is in danger as these plants are often pursued by collectors without thinking of planting again. This makes some organizations within and outside the country to react to protect. Although the natural habitat Euphorbia obesa is still threatened, are now widely membudidayakannya agriculture, so they also help ensure that collectors traded rather than from natural

Euphorbia Obesa baseball plants

6. Amorphophallus titanum : Corpse Flower

This flower could be higher for more than a grown man, and issued a stinging smell of rotten too. Called Titan Arum, in Indonesia, also known as the “corpse flower” because the smell was. This flower is a rare phenomenon and breed with the help of insect pollinators that come because of the smell.

Amorphophallus Titanum

7. Baobab: The Tree Bottle

Baobab is the common name of a genus Adansonia of 8 species of trees, originally from Madagascar. Also known as bottle trees, not only because of its shape which is similar to the bottle, but this tree is also usually able to accommodate approximately 300 liters of water. No wonder the age of this tree can reach 500 years.

Baobab Adansonia Grandidieri

Baobab Avenue

8. Cinnabari Dracaena: Dragon Tree

Cinnabari Dracaena or dragon tree from Socotra archipelago. Also called the Dragon Tree and Socotra Dragon Tree. This tree is one of the strangest trees on the islands of Socotra, with a shape like an umbrella. First published by Isaac Bayley Balfour in 1882. If observed, this tree has become the icon in the Windows Network icon. Dragon’s is taken from the color red sap, and can be used as or dip dye.

Cinnabari Dracaena

9. Selaginella lepidophylla: Plants that Rise Back

Also known as the Rose of Jericho, Selaginella Lepidophylla a desert plant species because of its ability to survive even though preserved by drying. During dry weather in the natural habitat, the stems will shrink into a small ball and falling back when exposed to moisture. Originally grown in the Chihuahuan desert.

Resurrection Plant

10. Mimosa Pudica: The Shame Princess

Mimosa Pudica Found in Indonesia, also many found in the tropics and also in Central and South America. When touched or shaken the leaves will close and would reopen in a few minutes. Like have a feeling

Mimosa Pudica

Please let me know if You have other unique plants not listed here

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