16 Creepy and Strange Plants
From New Zealand Tree Nettle to Strangler Fig and even Cobra Lily here are 16 Creepy and Strange Plants you might want to avoid!
7 - Cobra Lily
Find this crazy carnivorous plant in bogs and seeps with cold running water, primarily in California and Oregon. Some call this type of insect-eating plant a pitcher, as this flower is known to lure it prey to their death with its hood of bright colorful leaves and by secreting a sugary sweet nectar. As soon as an unsuspecting bug creeps inside the plants hood flower, the insect will slip and fall into the stem of the plant, at the bottom lurks a pool of dense liquid. The tube is super slick, forcing the poor insect to drown.
6 - Strangler Fig
This strange sinister tropical species of tree is similar to a vine, a super invasive vine. This type of plant thrives in densely packed forests, where sunlight is commonly scarce, because of this, this plant can become unruly competitive. This plant will disperse its seeds, usually through birds, which will germinate in crevices atop other trees. Once this happens, the seedlings will grow their roots downward and envelop the host tree while continuing to grow upwards, in order to reach the sunlight above the forest canopy. The original tree will sometimes die as a result, allowing the strangler fig to take over completely, it's insides becoming hollow.
5 - Angel Trumpet
This vine is native o the forests of South America, the name is derived from the shape of those spectacular trumpet-shaped flower petals, which also host to a dark triad of potent toxins. This plant on its own isn't horribly dangerous, but when utilised by certain human beings, this plant can be fashioned into biological weapons. Criminal gang members once used the poisonous toxins this plant secretes to refine a drug which would literally turn its victims into zombies. Some call this refined form of this plant, the hypnotising herb, as victims will not be aware of their actions despite remain conscious. A documentary called Colombian Devil's Breath has the full story.
4 - Hydnora Africana
This bizarre monster plant is native to southern Africa and is well known as a shameless parasite. This peculiar plant has no leaves for photosynthesis, instead, this creepy flower prefers to suck its nutrients out of nearby host plants. This sinister plant grows in the dark, beneath the ground, except for a fleshy orange colored flower which emerges just above ground and emits an intensely foul odor, similar to fecal matter, in order to attract its favourite meal, dung beetles. The flowers open their jaws and allow the bugs to enter their toothy depths, before sealing shut, the bugs bury themselves inside, after a couple of days the flower opens releasing the insects to spread the pollen.
3 - Venus Fly Trap
This carnivorous plant is native to subtropical wetlands, most commonly in the United States. This bizarre volatile plant loves to eat insects, arachnids and small invertebrates, by enticing prey with a foul stench. Once the victim crawls into the mouth of the monstrous plant, the jaws close and the poor creature is gradually digested. The jaws are actually two hinged leaves covered in ultra sensitive fine hairs which detect movement. The species is currently classified as vulnerable by the National Wildlife Federation, a study in 2015 projected that there was less than 33,000 venus fly traps left growing in the wild.
2 - New Zealand Tree Nettle
This crazy creepy plant appears normal green and boring mundane, but this enormous toxic tree is one of the few plants found in this world which has the capacity to kill. The prickly green growth can grow up to 15 feet tall and is well camouflaged, the unusually large needles deliver a corrosive neurotoxin upon the slightest of contact. If the venom from this plant doesn't immediately shut down your central nervous system, you may not be in the clear, the effects could cause a degenerative breakdown of neural system pathways over time. Be very careful when hiking in New Zealand!
1 - Burning Bush
Don't let those pretty pink petals fool you, this plant, native to woodlands in Europe, Africa and Asia, is actually detrimentally dangerous. Even the slightest touch or fainted rubbing against this hazardous flower can be dire repercussions. After you first touch this pretty beast, you won't feel anything unusual, but wait until nearly 20 hours or so have passed and the first signs of blisters will begin to appear. Those blisters will spread, appearing as burns, before eventually bursting. The burns and bursting bubbles of sizzling flesh will worsen, often forcing people to feel hot and weak. The reaction is similar to sun poisoning.