Crab´s Eye

  

As our planet is home to over 300,000 species of plants, it comes as no surprise that you can come across some really bizarre and unique plants out there. We all know roses, tulips, orchids and other commonly grown and sold flowering plants but did you know there are rare orchid species that resemble a monkey´s face, dancing girls or flying ducks? Have you ever heard of a plant that can eat a mouse? How about plants that smell like dead flesh? In fact, the plant kingdom is an incredibly diverse and fascinating world with thousands of amazing plant species you have probably never heard of. To show you how greatly varied and unique our planet´s flora can be, a list featuring 25 Of The Most Bizarre And Unique Plants You Have Ever Seen, has been compiled. From oddly shaped orchids and living stones plants to the skeleton flower, Darth Vader flower and malicious pitcher plants capable of eating little animals, here are 25 Of The Most Bizarre And Unique Plants You Have Ever Seen.

Known by a number of other colloquial names such as jequirity, rosary pea, John Crow Bead and Indian licorice, crab´s eye is a slender, perennial climber that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedges. Native to almost all tropics, the plant is best known for its seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments, and which are toxic due to the presence of Abrin

Crab´s Eye by

 Renu Kakkar on March 04, 2016

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