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- Mel, selected from DivineCaroline
- August 30, 2011
- 5:30 pm
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By Midori Nakamura, DivineCaroline
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.
1. Rafflesia arnoldii: this parasitic plant develops the world’s largest bloom that can grow over three feet across. The flower is a vibrant red-pink, with bumpy white spots. It has an offensive odor and has a hole in the center that holds six or seven quarts of water. The plant has no leaves, stems, or roots.
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Just adorable
358 comments
+ add your own4 is the funniest one :)
cool.
Cool! Not sure I would like some of them in my garden, but they're definitely cool.
Definitely weirdly cool!
Our planet is amazing : )
Simply amazing! I had seen the one that smells like rotting flesh was on display in a special sealed room as the smell was sooo putrid !
The Creator does have a vivid imagination.
Different is interesting, just like people
Totally bizarre!
Thanks.
These are amazing.
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