Five Strange Plants And Flowers

         I was reading about plants and stumbled across some of these... I thought I'd share with you! Enjoy!

     1. The bleeding tooth fungus (Hydnellum peckii) also known as Devil's tooth or Strawberries 'n' cream, Is a small fungi most often found in Northern America. It resembles a bleeding tooth while young. It's said to have a peppery taste, and is inedible due to it's acidity. They remain whitish-cream while young and change to a brownish color in adulthood.

Bleeding Tooth Fungus. Photo by H. Krisp

     2. The Baobab tree (Adansonia grandidiers) Is a large tree, ranging from 80-100 feet in height, and grows in the south-western parts of Madagascar and flowers between may and august and the flowers smell like watermelons. Unfortunately the Baobab tree is endangered.

Baobab Tree. Photo by Leo Za1

     

3. The Hydnora Africana is a parasitic plant native to Africa. Its flower lies above ground and smells like feces (I recommend not sniffing it) to attract its pollinators. (Dung beetles and Carrion beetles) It then acts as a trap, so the beetle stays inside of the flower long enough to pick up the pollen.

Hydnora Africana. Photo by Lytton John Musselman

     

4. The Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the Corpse flower, is another flower I don't recommend smelling. It's the largest non-branched flower in the world, and it has the smell of a decomposing body. These stink-flowers can reach ten feet in height, (the largest recorded being 10ft 2.25in) and are native to Sumatra Indonesia.

Corpse Flower. Photo by Erin Kohlenburg

     5. The Lithops plant (Lithops leslier) is a species of succulents native to South Africa and Namibia. To avoid being eaten, the blend in with their surroundings, in other words... they look like rocks. They bloom yellow or white flowers in the fall.

Lithops Plant. Photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen

Do you know about any strange plants? Feel free to comment!