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The most exotic plants in the world - Certain species of plants stand out for their unusual appearance, origin, longevity, or their rarity. Some are unknown to many people. Click here to learn more about the weirdest plants in our planet!
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Aloe polyphylla - This plant is native to the warm climate of southern Africa. It is remarkable for its spiral-shaped leaves.
© Pixabay
1 / 30 Fotos
Aloe polyphylla - The cactus can reach a height of 40 cm and a diameter of 50 cm, but it can take several years to do so.
© Pixabay
2 / 30 Fotos
Titan arum - This plant is native to Indonesia and is also known as the corpse flower due to its smell, which is similar to rotting flesh.
© Pixabay
3 / 30 Fotos
Titan arum - It is a rare plant and can grow up to 3 m tall.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
4 / 30 Fotos
Hydnellum peckii - This fungus has been found in North America and in certain areas of Europe. It looks pretty peculiar!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
5 / 30 Fotos
Hydnellum peckii - Commonly known as the bleeding tooth fungus, the blood-like liquid is a kind of sap that comes out the mushroom's pores.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
6 / 30 Fotos
Actaea pachypoda - This exotic plant is native to North America and it contains toxins that can be extremely harmful to humans. The petals look like small eyes, giving it a striking appearance.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Imgur / accidentialcurmudgeon
7 / 30 Fotos
Monkey orchid - This orchid can only be found in the humid forests of Ecuador. Its petals resemble a monkey!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
8 / 30 Fotos
Euphorbia obesa - This curious plant won the nickname "baseball plant" for its shape. It is native to the arid regions of Africa and is currently endangered.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
9 / 30 Fotos
Snapdragon - This exotic plant looks completely different when it's alive to when it's dead. When alive it looks bold and beautiful...
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
10 / 30 Fotos
Snapdragon - ...but when it dies, it resembles a bizarre skull, hence the common name "snapdragon." Ancient cultures believe this plant holds magical powers.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
11 / 30 Fotos
Pecteilis radiata - Indigenous to Japan, this flower resembles a heron with its fringe-like white petals. It is currently endangered because its natural swamp habitat has been used for rice production.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
12 / 30 Fotos
Hydnora Africana - This parasite plant grows underground in the driest areas of South Africa and it takes a year to reach the surface.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
13 / 30 Fotos
Hydnora Africana - After the rainy periods, the red meaty flower emerges and attracts insects with its rotten scent. Its underground fruits are sought by hedgehogs, moles, and birds.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Imgur / accidentialcurmudgeon
14 / 30 Fotos
Ophrys apifera - This plant is pretty common east of the Black Sea. The flower resembles a smily bee!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
15 / 30 Fotos
Ophrys apifera - Also known as the bee-orchid, this species is usually found in temperate climates such as in woodland.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
16 / 30 Fotos
Caleana major - This small orchid grows in the south of Australia, and its beautiful flower looks like a small flying duck. Consequently, it is also known as flying duck orchid.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
17 / 30 Fotos
Caleana major - Its colors make it hard to find among the vegetation of its natural habitat.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
18 / 30 Fotos
Dioneia - Also known as the Venus flytrap, this is the most famous carnivore plant in the world because of its efficient trap.
© Pixabay
19 / 30 Fotos
Dioneia - It traps prey inside and devours them in less than a second. Sometimes it even eats small rodents! Even though it is popular as a house plant, it is actually an endangered species.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
20 / 30 Fotos
Stinking corpse lily - Also known as the corpse flower, it can be found in the tropical forests of Asia and in Indonesia.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
21 / 30 Fotos
Stinking corpse lily - The species is a parasite, it doesn't have leaves, and it grows in tree cracks. Its putrid smell can scare anyone away!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
22 / 30 Fotos
Selaginella lepidophylla - This plant is also known as the rose of Jericho and resurrection plant. It grows in deserts, has huge survival ability in extreme conditions, and reproduces very easily.
© Alle rettigheter reservert
23 / 30 Fotos
Strelitzia juncea - This species is native to South Africa and has strange cylinder-like leaves.
© Pixabay
24 / 30 Fotos
Strelitzia juncea - It can grow up to 60 cm and survive in negative temperatures.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
25 / 30 Fotos
Tacca chantrieri - Also known as black bat flower, this plant grows in the rain forests of Asia and it can reach a height of 70 cm.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
26 / 30 Fotos
Welwitschia mirabilis - This weird plant is also known as the desert octupus due to its peculiar leaves.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
27 / 30 Fotos
Welwitschia mirabilis - The species only exists in the Namib Desert in Angola, and it has been around since the age of dinosaurs! This robust plant can live between 400 to 1500 years approximately.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
28 / 30 Fotos
Candy cane - This plant is indigenous to South Africa, and the color of its petals can range from white to red.
© Alle rettigheter reservert
29 / 30 Fotos
The most exotic plants in the world - Certain species of plants stand out for their unusual appearance, origin, longevity, or their rarity. Some are unknown to many people. Click here to learn more about the weirdest plants in our planet!
© Pixabay
0 / 30 Fotos
Aloe polyphylla - This plant is native to the warm climate of southern Africa. It is remarkable for its spiral-shaped leaves.
© Pixabay
1 / 30 Fotos
Aloe polyphylla - The cactus can reach a height of 40 cm and a diameter of 50 cm, but it can take several years to do so.
© Pixabay
2 / 30 Fotos
Titan arum - This plant is native to Indonesia and is also known as the corpse flower due to its smell, which is similar to rotting flesh.
© Pixabay
3 / 30 Fotos
Titan arum - It is a rare plant and can grow up to 3 m tall.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
4 / 30 Fotos
Hydnellum peckii - This fungus has been found in North America and in certain areas of Europe. It looks pretty peculiar!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
5 / 30 Fotos
Hydnellum peckii - Commonly known as the bleeding tooth fungus, the blood-like liquid is a kind of sap that comes out the mushroom's pores.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
6 / 30 Fotos
Actaea pachypoda - This exotic plant is native to North America and it contains toxins that can be extremely harmful to humans. The petals look like small eyes, giving it a striking appearance.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Imgur / accidentialcurmudgeon
7 / 30 Fotos
Monkey orchid - This orchid can only be found in the humid forests of Ecuador. Its petals resemble a monkey!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
8 / 30 Fotos
Euphorbia obesa - This curious plant won the nickname "baseball plant" for its shape. It is native to the arid regions of Africa and is currently endangered.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
9 / 30 Fotos
Snapdragon - This exotic plant looks completely different when it's alive to when it's dead. When alive it looks bold and beautiful...
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
10 / 30 Fotos
Snapdragon - ...but when it dies, it resembles a bizarre skull, hence the common name "snapdragon." Ancient cultures believe this plant holds magical powers.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
11 / 30 Fotos
Pecteilis radiata - Indigenous to Japan, this flower resembles a heron with its fringe-like white petals. It is currently endangered because its natural swamp habitat has been used for rice production.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
12 / 30 Fotos
Hydnora Africana - This parasite plant grows underground in the driest areas of South Africa and it takes a year to reach the surface.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
13 / 30 Fotos
Hydnora Africana - After the rainy periods, the red meaty flower emerges and attracts insects with its rotten scent. Its underground fruits are sought by hedgehogs, moles, and birds.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Imgur / accidentialcurmudgeon
14 / 30 Fotos
Ophrys apifera - This plant is pretty common east of the Black Sea. The flower resembles a smily bee!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
15 / 30 Fotos
Ophrys apifera - Also known as the bee-orchid, this species is usually found in temperate climates such as in woodland.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
16 / 30 Fotos
Caleana major - This small orchid grows in the south of Australia, and its beautiful flower looks like a small flying duck. Consequently, it is also known as flying duck orchid.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
17 / 30 Fotos
Caleana major - Its colors make it hard to find among the vegetation of its natural habitat.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
18 / 30 Fotos
Dioneia - Also known as the Venus flytrap, this is the most famous carnivore plant in the world because of its efficient trap.
© Pixabay
19 / 30 Fotos
Dioneia - It traps prey inside and devours them in less than a second. Sometimes it even eats small rodents! Even though it is popular as a house plant, it is actually an endangered species.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
20 / 30 Fotos
Stinking corpse lily - Also known as the corpse flower, it can be found in the tropical forests of Asia and in Indonesia.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
21 / 30 Fotos
Stinking corpse lily - The species is a parasite, it doesn't have leaves, and it grows in tree cracks. Its putrid smell can scare anyone away!
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Youtube
22 / 30 Fotos
Selaginella lepidophylla - This plant is also known as the rose of Jericho and resurrection plant. It grows in deserts, has huge survival ability in extreme conditions, and reproduces very easily.
© Alle rettigheter reservert
23 / 30 Fotos
Strelitzia juncea - This species is native to South Africa and has strange cylinder-like leaves.
© Pixabay
24 / 30 Fotos
Strelitzia juncea - It can grow up to 60 cm and survive in negative temperatures.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
25 / 30 Fotos
Tacca chantrieri - Also known as black bat flower, this plant grows in the rain forests of Asia and it can reach a height of 70 cm.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
26 / 30 Fotos
Welwitschia mirabilis - This weird plant is also known as the desert octupus due to its peculiar leaves.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
27 / 30 Fotos
Welwitschia mirabilis - The species only exists in the Namib Desert in Angola, and it has been around since the age of dinosaurs! This robust plant can live between 400 to 1500 years approximately.
© Alle rettigheter reservert / Wikimedia
28 / 30 Fotos
Candy cane - This plant is indigenous to South Africa, and the color of its petals can range from white to red.
© Alle rettigheter reservert
29 / 30 Fotos
The most exotic plants in the world
These rare species are strange and wonderful
© Pixabay
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