Out of the ordinary
Plants and fungi can be strange-looking, foul-smelling, elusive and complex. Below is a selection of some of the species that defy convention of what we consider 'ordinary'.
Amorphophallus titanum
titan arum
Caryota urens
solitary fishtail palm
Clathrus archeri
devil's fingers
Dionaea muscipula
Venus flytrap
Dioscorea strydomiana
Strydom's yam
Echinocereus stramineus
strawberry cactus
Euphorbia caput-medusae
Medusa's head
Justicia brandegeeana
shrimp plant
Lathraea squamaria
toothwort
Massonia depressa
hedgehog lily
Nepenthes bicalcarata
fanged pitcher plant
Obetia radula
stinging-nettle tree
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