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Banyan trees, AKA strangler figs, can live for centuries. They germinate in tree branches and grow aerial roots downwards. This stabilizes them so they can wrap around the host tree, creating pressure in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes they kill their hosts! By applying pressure they “strangle” the host until it dies and rots away, leaving an empty hole in the center of the tree.

Mimosa Pudica, or Touch-Me-Not is a short creeping plant known for its ability to rapidly close its leaves in response to stimuli such as touch. It also "sleeps" at night, wherein the leaves close at in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Aww, poor little guy.

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Zanthoxylum Clava-herculis, or toothache tree, is a tree native to the Southeastern U.S. The trunk is thorny and lumpy, and it grows 8-15 meters tall. It has a natural anesthetic in the bark, leaves, (media.kbin.social)
 
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Colchicum Autumnale, AKA Autumn Crocus is a species of lily found throughout most of Eurasia. All parts of the plant are deadly if consumed. It grows leaves in the spring and summer, before dropping t (media.kbin.social)
 
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Borago Officinalis, or Starflower is a mid-sized herb with 5-pointed bright blue flowers. It is native to much of Europe. The leaves are edible and taste like cucumber, while the flowers are often dri (media.kbin.social)
 
Pyrus Calleryana, AKA the Callery Pear, is a tree native to Southeast Asia. In the spring, it blooms with thousands of tiny white flowers and releases a foul odor. These fetid blooms turn into a hard, in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes it is invasive in North America.

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Pyrus Calleryana, AKA the Callery Pear, is a tree native to Southeast Asia. In the spring, it blooms with thousands of tiny white flowers and releases a foul odor. These fetid blooms turn into a hard, (media.kbin.social)
 
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Ecballium Elaterium or exploding cucumber is native to Southern Europe. It's known for its odd way of spreading seeds. As it grows, pressure in the gourd builds until it's ripe and shoots off the stal (media.kbin.social)
 
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Phytolacca Americana, or Pokeweed, is a herbaceous plant up to 2.5 meters tall, and native to North America. The plant is very toxic to mammals, especially the berries. Due to the risk from the toxins (media.kbin.social)
 
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Banyan trees, AKA strangler figs, can live for centuries. They germinate in tree branches and grow aerial roots downwards. This stabilizes them so they can wrap around the host tree, creating pressure (media.kbin.social)
 
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Tulip breaking is a phenomena caused by a virus spread by aphids. It causes a flower's undertones to show in irregular streaks. In the 1600s this colorful effect was very desired. Nowadays the same re (media.kbin.social)
 
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Mimosa Pudica, or Touch-Me-Not is a short creeping plant known for its ability to rapidly close its leaves in response to stimuli such as touch. It also "sleeps" at night, wherein the leaves close at (media.kbin.social)
 
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Welcome to the plant magazine! I wanted to make a space where people could talk about plants and enjoy a shared hobby. The name is pretty indicative of the topic. :)