15 Rare, Exotic & Amazing Plant Species. Plants that eat rats, slimy alien-looking fungi, leaves that dance all by themselves and flowers that smell like the rotting corpse of a horse: all of these wonders of nature are among the most rare, exotic and unusual plant species in the world. Some are astonishingly beautiful despite the foul odors they emit, while others look like they emerged from the mind of a horror writer, but they’re all fascinating examples of the diversity of Earth’s flora. Rat-Eating Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii) (images via: The Guardian, Wikipedia) Even the most benign of pitcher plants is strange and amazing, but the species discovered in August 2009 may just be the weirdest carnivorous plant yet.
It’s believed to be the largest meat-eating plant in the world, and is capable of digesting rats. Scientists found it on Mount Victoria in the Philippines and named it after famed nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. Parachute Flower (Ceropegia woodii) (image via: Wikipedia) (image via: onekell) Mimosa pudica (Sensitive plant) Mimose. Mimose (Mimosa pudica), Illustration Reaktion einer Mimose auf mechanischen Reiz Eine Mimose vor und nach einer stärkeren mechanischen Reizung Früchte und Samen Beschreibung[Bearbeiten] Es werden vielblütige, köpfchenförmige Blütenstände mit Durchmessern von 8 bis 10 mm gebildet. Die Blüten sind rosa. Sämtliche Teile der Mimose werden verschiedentlich als gesundheitsschädlich und unverträglich bezeichnet, wird aber nicht als giftige Pflanze gelistet. Vorkommen[Bearbeiten] Die Mimosa pudica stammt aus Südamerika. [Bearbeiten] Der Begriff Mimose wird metaphorisch für einen sehr empfindlichen und übersensiblen (oder sich von einer Krankheit erholenden) Menschen verwendet.
Weblinks[Bearbeiten] Quellen[Bearbeiten] Hochspringen ↑ Nastie bei Mimosen. Top 10 Amazing Plants | Super Tight Stuff. After millions of years of evolution and development, an enormous number of different plant variations have been created. Of all the plants that have ever lived most are long since extinct, but still around a third of a million plant species are estimated to be surviving today. Evolution has created some particularly strange and tight examples, and here is STS’ attempt to compile a list of those that we find to be the most interesting. 10.
Pitcher Plants (Nepenthes) Nepenthes is a genus of carniverous plant that encompasses over 120 species, native to Indonesia, the Phillipines, and South-East Asia. 9. The Sensitive Plant is native to Central and South America, and gets it name because its leaflets fold in and droop when they are touched. 8. If you are pale and have ever been to Hawaii or Mexico, then you owe a lot to this plant. 7. This flower was discovered in 1822 during a jungle expedition in Sumatra, and is considered to be the largest flower in the world. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Mimosa pudica: The Sensitive Plant. 10 of the World's Strangest Plant Species - Oddee.com (weird plants, strange plants) Welwitschia mirabilis:World's Most Resistant Plant It's not pretty to look at, but Namibia's plant Welwitschia Mirabilis can truly claim to be one of a kind. There really is nothing like it. Welwitschia plant consists of only two leaves and a sturdy stem with roots. That's all! Two leaves continue to grow until they resemble the shaggy mane of some sci-fi alien.
The stem thickens, rather than gains in height, and can grow to be almost 2 meters high and 8 meters wide. Their estimated lifespan is 400 to 1500 years. Dionaea muscipula: the Venus Fly Trap The Venus Fly Trap is the most famous of all carnivorous plants due to the active and efficient nature of its unique traps. Rafflesia arnoldii: World's Largest Flower There is one exotic and rare plant you wouldn't likely want to grow anywhere near your landscape no matter how famous it would make you for doing so. Rafflesia Arnoldii, recently assigned to the Euphorbiaceae family, is the biggest individually produced flower in the world. Mimosa pudica. Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant and the touch-me-not), is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to protect them from predators, re-opening minutes later.
The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs. Description[edit] Flower Mimosa pudica folding leaflets inward. Mimosa pudica seeds Mimosa pudica with mature seed pods on plant The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age. Plant movement[edit] Video clip showing leaves closing after being touched Mimosa pudica is well known for its rapid plant movement. Taxonomy and nomenclature[edit] Common names[edit] The species is known by numerous common names including In South Asia many unrelated names are also common. Distribution[edit] Cultivation[edit] Mimosa pudica. Mimosa pudica [edit] Familia: Fabaceae Subfamilia: Mimosoideae Tribus: Mimoseae Genus: Mimosa Species: Mimosa pudica Name[edit] Mimosa pudica L. References[edit] Linnaeus, C. (1753).
Vernacular names[edit] മലയാളം: തൊട്ടാവാടിsuomi: TuntokasviTürkçe: Küstüm otu中文: 含羞草.