World’s Most Unusual Plants



Divine Caroline blog has a neat post by Midori Nakamura on the world’s most unusual plants (and yes, the "shapeless penis" plant made the list!)

This one is Hydnora africana:

Hydnora africana, an unusual flesh-colored, parasitic flower that attacks the nearby roots of shrubby in arid deserts of South Africa. The putrid-smelling blossom attracts herds of carrion beetles.

Link - via Miss Cellania (Photo: Martin Heigan [Flickr])


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Posted on May 5, 2008 at 12:44 am by Alex
Category: Home & Garden



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