7 Bizarre, Unusual and Weird Plants:-There are over 2,98,000 plant species on Earth! The earth’s life and natural systems are balanced by this diverse group. Certain plants have lovely, fragrant flowers, while others bear nutrient-rich fruits or even have therapeutic qualities.
7 Bizarre, Unusual and Weird Plants
But because of their peculiar behavior and appearance, one species of animals challenges the commonplace notion of plants. These seven strange plants, which are native to different parts of the world, contain peculiar qualities you never knew existed!
Venus Fly Trap: Dionaea Muscipula
The Venus Fly-Trap, or Dionaea Muscipula, is a well-known carnivorous plant that is indigenous to the subtropical marshes of North and South Carolina on the East Coast of the United States.
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The plant is made up of extremely sensitive fine hair covering highly active and effective hinged leaves that detect the presence of mostly insects and arachnids. What makes it Weird: in less than a second, triggers to these small hairs will cause the hinged leaves to close, capturing the unwary prey and eventually digesting it!
The most resilient plant in the world is Welwitschia mirabilis.
Although it’s not very attractive, the Welwitschia Mirabilis plant in Namibia is very unique. Welwitschia is made up of a robust stem with roots and only two leaves. The two leaves keep expanding, reaching a width of 8 meters and a height of 2 meters. But the stem does not get taller; rather, it only gets thicker.
The plant’s alternative name, Onyanga, or “onion of the desert,” comes from the retour that it tastes extremely well when cooked in hot ashes or eaten raw.
What makes it strange is that a Welwitschia’s projected lifespan is between 400 and 1500 years. Without rain, it can endure for up to five years!
The Cape Sundew, or Drover Capensis
It’s likely that you’ve discovered that there are more carnivorous plants than you first thought. The Drosera Capensis, often called the Cape Sundew, is a native of South Africa. Its colourful tentacles exude a sticky mucilage that catches insects.
What makes it strange is that, in less than one hour, the tentacles progressively roll lengthwise to encircle the trapped prey. This is an invasively cruel technique, but it is quite slow.
Anomallus titanum, often known as the “Corpse Flower”
Amorphophallus titanum, sometimes called titan arum, is a flowering plant that grows to a height of approximately three metres. These plants, which are indigenous to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java, grow in the openings of rain forests and feature the world’s largest unbranched inflorescence!
What makes it strange is that the carrion flower is taller than a person, has a rich crimson colour, resembles flesh, and smells like rotten meat. It attracts insects that feed on or deposit their eggs on dead meat, making arthropods its target, and blooms from late evening to midnight.
Baobab: The Tree of Bottles
The Baobab (Adansonia grandidieri), also called the bottle tree, is an African native that has few leaves and an odd bottle-like shape. Not only does the tree have a bottle-like appearance, but it can also hold about 300 litres of water, extending its anticipated lifespan to 500 years.
The peculiar aspect is that some baobab trees can store up to 1,20,000 litres of water at a height of 22 metres. A few have been carbon dated to be older than 6000 years! One of these trees has been transformed into the only bar inside a tree in the world!
Dracaena Cinnabari: The Blood Tree of the Dragon
The Dragon’s Blood tree, or Dracaena Cinnabari, is indigenous to Yemen’s Socotra archipelago, which lies close to the Arabian Sea. It looks unusual and different, with an inverted, closely packed crown like an umbrella held upright.
What makes it strange is that its scarlet sap gives rise to the name “Dragon’s Blood tree.” In the ancient world, the deep crimson resin was highly valued. Throughout the Mediterranean Bay, the sap is still utilised today as a medication and as a dye. Socotrans use it as a lipstick and breath refresher in addition to ornamentally.
Nepenthes or Pitcher Plants in the Tropics
Nepenthes, sometimes referred to as the pitcher plant, is indigenous to Australia, Madagascar, and Southeast Asia. The plant’s own fluid, which might be syrupy or watery, is kept in the trap and is utilised to submerge victims. Winged insects are particularly well-retained by the viscoelastic fluid in pitchers. Pitcher plant species have been known to eat mice!
What makes it strange is that, even when greatly diluted by water, as is unavoidable in tropical rainforests and rain forests, this fluid’s trapping effectiveness stays high.
There are hundreds of thousands of different species of plants in the world; these strange plants are only a few examples. You cannot, however, grow these plants in your backyard. Their nature is wild and exotic. Visit our plant nursery at Ferntastica Gardens to learn more about some uncommon plants that are cared for and grown at home.