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Weird is relative. What seems weird to me might not seem weird to you. In the plant kingdom, however, there are definitely some species that most people would acknowledge are highly unusual. In the wack spirit of Halloween, some of my findings follow.


1. Rafflesia arnoldii

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2. Hydnora africana

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3. Dracunculus vulgaris

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4. Amorphophallus

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5. Wollemia nobilis

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6. Welwitschia mirabilis

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7. Drakaea glyptodon: an orchid. It is the color of, and smells like, raw meat. Pollinated by male wasps.


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8. Wolffia angusta: the world’s smallest flower. A dozen plants would easily fit on the head of a pin and two plants in full bloom will fit inside a small printed letter “o.”


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