Plants That Tickles My Imagination

Plants can be seen everywhere, in your backyard and at the streets. Plants are also being

used as an additional decoration inside your house or even at a hotel lobby. Plants are

refreshing to the eye and they give a lot of benefits to humans. Vegetables and fruits that we eat everyday comes from different species of plants. Plants are usually green in color and can live in land, and even on waters. But what you’re going to see are plants that can tickle your wildest imagination, some looks like animals and insects, while some looks like human sex organ which make you imagine a PornGun Sex Video . And others look like aliens and monsters that you see on horrors and sci-fi movies.

1. THE NIPPLE PLANT

This plant is also known as Cows

Udder. The fruit can last up to two months, it has a velvety leaves and firm thorns with small purple flowers. Its yellow nipple shaped fruit is compared to the tomato, although this one is not friendly. The nipple fruit is quite poisonous, but it does have some chemical properties though. This fruit are abundant in South America. This fruit can be use as an alternative for detergent soap, so if you are living in a

remote area and its hard for you to go to your nearest supermarket, you can use this fruit for cleaning purposes like;

● WASHING CLOTHES● CLEANING YOUR SHOES● CLEANING THE FLOOR

2. HYDNORA AFRICANA

This plant came from the Hydnoraceae family. Plants that came from this species are parasitic.

The Hydnora africana produces a smell which is like a decaying dead animal. This strong smell attracts the Dung Beetles, which are its main pollinators. Numerous inflexible thorny bristles are found on the inside surface of this flower, which traps the Dung Beetle from escaping. Most conspicuous plants are usually don’t have leaves which makes them look like more of a fungus. This flower produces fruits that taste sweet and contains a lot of small pinhead sized seed. Animals such as porcupines, baboons, moles, jackal and also birds enjoyed these fruits. But the seeds of this fruit are not digested which can sprout or grow inside the animal's stomach. This plant is not rarely found but not endangered. The Hydnora Africana can be found to these countries;

● ETHIOPIA● WESTERN COAST OF NAMIBIA ● SWAZILAND ● BOTSWANA● KWAZULU-NATALK

3. RAFFLESIA ARNOLDII

This is the largest single flower on earth, it can

grow up to 3 feet and can weigh up to 15 lbs. This plant is also known for its stinky smell, just like a rotten dead animal, which attracts insects that pollinate it. Rafflesia Arnoldii is a parasite plant, it has no visible stems, leaves or roots. In order to live, it only attaches itself to another plant. This flower takes many months to develop and it is considered as one of the endangered plant on earth. Here are the places where can you find this flower;

● RAINFOREST● SUNDA ISLANDS ● BORNEO

● NEW GUINEA

4. DRACUNCULUS VULGARIS

The height of this plant reaches up to 1

metre, pretty impressive huh? The color of its flower is combination of maroon,

dark red and decomposed flesh. Its shape is looking like a long human penis. There are two kinds of Dracunculus Vulgaris, female at the bottom and male above, i bet you are thinking dirty now! Seeing the fruit of this plant is like seeing a superstar in a porno movie . However the smell of it is just like the smell of the other plants on the list. It’s like a rotten dead animal, this smell is a strong attraction from the insects which it pollinates. But beware, this plant is very poisonous to animals as well as to humans. You can see large populations of this plants in these places;

● ALONG OLD PATHS● RUBBY AREAS● RIVER BEDS

5. WELWITSCHIA MIRABILIS This plant consist of only two leaves, and

well-built stem and roots. That’s it! The two leaves continue to grow until it looks like a dead green alien fallen on the dessert, Which we see on sci-fi movies. The stem thickens instead of it growing in height, it can grow up to 8 meters wide. And believe it or not, the estimated lifespan of it can up to 400 to 1500 years. This plant can also be eaten, it taste

like onion, it can be eaten raw or baked. This car grow on;

● NAMIBIA● SWAKOP VALLEY

6. VICTORIA AMAZONICA This is the largest water lily specie. You can

actually step on it. It has a strength like a stepping stone. The plant changes its color from white at first night then it turns pink the next day. This plan can grow up to 26 feet tall and the leaves can grow

up to 10 feet in diameter. The name of the plant was named after Queen Victoria. You can find this plant at some part of england.

There are still a lot of plants that you can't believe that they exist. So next you travel, bring out your camera and take a photo of the different plants that you will see on

your way. Enjoy!