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Hydnora: The World's Strangest Parasitic Plant
Examines the bizarre parasitic plant Hydnora, often called one of the strangest plants in the world. It describes how Hydnora spends most of its life underground as a rhizome, completely lacking leaves and true roots. When it blooms, the plant releases a stench resembling decaying flesh to attract pollinators, which it then traps temporarily to ensure pollination before letting them go. As a holoparasite, Hydnora depends entirely on its host plants for nutrients and has an appearance that often causes it to be mistaken for a fungus. The text concludes by noting that local communities use parts of the plant for food and traditional medicine in its native semi-arid regions of Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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By Wild WondersExamines the bizarre parasitic plant Hydnora, often called one of the strangest plants in the world. It describes how Hydnora spends most of its life underground as a rhizome, completely lacking leaves and true roots. When it blooms, the plant releases a stench resembling decaying flesh to attract pollinators, which it then traps temporarily to ensure pollination before letting them go. As a holoparasite, Hydnora depends entirely on its host plants for nutrients and has an appearance that often causes it to be mistaken for a fungus. The text concludes by noting that local communities use parts of the plant for food and traditional medicine in its native semi-arid regions of Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/wild_wonders1
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/wild_wonders1
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/