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Phallus Indusiatus
Phallus indusiatus, commonly called the bamboo fungus, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn or veiled lady, is a fungus in the family Phallaceae, or stinkhorns
FAMILY : Phallaceae Species : Phallus indusiatus (syn. Dictyophora) Common name : Crinoline Stinkhorn, Bridal Veil Fungus Color : Usually white Habitat : Usually found in rainforest in litter Description : The common name of this species is based on the net or indusium, which is attached below the enlarged conical head. The net varies in length, usually white but may be yellow or orange. Has a fetid smell which attracts flies.
4 H
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ora
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a
Fam
ily :
Hyd
no
race
ae
Co
mm
on
nam
es
: jac
kal
fo
od
(En
g.);
jakk
alsk
os,
b
ob
bej
aan
kos
(Afr
.)
Hyndora africana is one of the most bizarre-looking
plants on the African continent and certainly not the
most common of plants to be encountered in the veld
on any casual hike.
3 Symplocarpus Foetidus
Symplocarpus Foetidus Common Name(s):Skunk cabbage
Description: Perennial herb; leaves large and heart-shaped; flowers small in a dark spadix surrounded by a purple-brown spathe, foul-smelling.
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on
: Ea
rly
sum
mer
Flower: Fleshy purple to reddish brown, spathe wraps around a heavy round spadix; tiny flowers grow on the spadix; foul, skunk-like odor
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oto
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lants
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arasites in
side a h
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lant, a w
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lated
to
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at re
sem
ble
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filame
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f a fun
gus, w
hich
allow
s it to
steal its n
utritio
n as it gro
ws th
rou
gh th
e h
ost ste
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d 7
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met
ers
in t
he
fore
sts
of
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rneo
(M
alay
sia)
, Su
mat
ra a
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th
ese
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pic
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ain
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sts,
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t n
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m :
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heo
ph
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lass
: M
agn
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da
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: P
rote
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Fam
ily :
Raf
fles
iace
ae
Gen
us
: Rafflesia
1
Amorphophallus
Am
orp
ho
ph
allu
s is
th
e lo
nge
st f
low
ers
in t
he
wo
rld
A
mo
rph
op
hal
lus
is t
he
lon
gest
flo
wer
s in
th
e w
orl
d
Amorphophallus
can
reach
a height
of 3
Meters
(10 ft) &
1.5 Meter Width (4.9 ft)
Common name
titan arum
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae Tribe: Thomsonieae
Genus: Amorphophallus
A woman looks at the Amorphophallus Titanum, also
known as the Titan Arum or Corpse flower, because of
it's smell, one of the world's largest flowers, at the
National Botanic Garden in Meise near Brussels, Monday,
July 8, 2013. The rare phallus-like flower that springs
from the plant only survives about 72 hours.
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