Tricky Plants
Adjective
(of part of a plant) growing above ground
From a distance, the tree has the semblance of a forest, but what appear to be individual trees are actually aerial roots, around 2,800 of them.
Verb
disguise the true nature of something
Stapelia Grandiflora, the Starfish Flower, is attractive in appearance, but its looks belie the horrid stench it emits to attract insects.
Adjective
naturally producing light by organic means
A group of bioluminescent fungi emanates a soft green glow when darkness falls.
Adjective
of worldwide scope or applicability
Orchids are the most cosmopolitan of flowering plant families, found everywhere on Earth except dry deserts and cold glaciers.
Verb
send or spread out from a source
A group of bioluminescent fungi emanates a soft green glow when darkness falls.
Noun
chemical substance in animals and plants that helps to cause natural processes
When a female wasp dies inside an edible fig, an enzyme in the fig called ficin breaks down her carcass into protein. The fig basically digests the dead wasp after she's done pollinating.
Verb
cause plant to develop a new individual by depositing pollen (male fine powdery substance)
Plants have many ways to seduce animals to pollinate them. The stem of the South African Rat's Tail has evolved into a unique bird perch, the flowers located at its base.
Verb
win over, attract
Plants have many ways to seduce animals to pollinate them. The stem of the South African Rat's Tail has evolved into a unique bird perch, the flowers located at its base.