Candied plant stalks of Wild Celery are called Angelica.
The smell of freshly cut grass is a plant distress call
The word pineapple comes from European explorers who thought the fruit combined the look of a pinecone with flesh like that of an apple!
Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree!
The baobab tree found in Africa can store 1,000 to 120,000 litres of water in its swollen trunk!
An apple is 25% air, that is why it floats on water
A giant pitcher plant located on Mount Victoria in Palawan, central Philippines is capable of devouring rats.
There is a plant in Australia known as the “Suicide Plant” because the effect of its sting can last for years, and its pain is so unbearable that people have killed themselves after touching it.
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@cherokeepatti Every part of the plant is covered in silica hairs which act like hypodermic needles. If touched, they inject a venom which causes excruciating pain that can last for days, even months. the plant produces a neurotoxin similar to that of a spider or cone snail. [image deleted][image deleted]
