Dodder
In nature, there are more than 100 varieties of dodder, but the most harmful for our latitudes are field, flax and clover. It sucks juices from the donor plant until it completely dries it.
king-grass
It is interesting that Peter the Cross spends the first 10-15 years of his life underground. During this period, its root system is actively developing, which ultimately takes the form of a cross. The plant releases flowers only after the root is fully formed.
Despite the beautiful appearance of rafflesia, it is better to admire it from afar. The flower exudes the smell of rotten meat for a long distance. Because of this, rafflesia got its second name - corpse lily. In this way, the plant attracts scavenger insects for reproduction. Flies flock to the putrid "aroma" and pollinate the flower. After that, a hard fruit with seeds inside is formed in the plant.
After a while, the flower dies and begins to decompose. The fruit with seeds remains, and already large animals help to spread them, which, passing by the rafflesia, crush the fruit. The seeds of the flower stick to the feet of animals and spread through the forest. Of the huge number of seeds, only 1-2 pieces survive and give life to a new flower.
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