• Question: What is the strangest plant you have ever seen

    Asked by 373putk33 to Simonne, Senga on 7 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Senga Robertson

      Senga Robertson answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      Hi 373putk33

      Great question!

      I’ve seen loads of weird plants because I work in a plant research institute and help out teaching students at the local botanic gardens. It’s so tough to decide on the strangest because there are some seriously Weird plants.

      I think my favourite Weird plant is a pitcher plant, I’ll put a photo on my profile. Pitcher plants are carnivores and have “pitfall traps” filled with digestive juices (gross) which catch insects inside where the insects are digested and used as food for the plant.

      It’s like a plant T. rex….

      Senga 😊

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