The most unusual plants in the world. Report any plant

You will not believe! Two leaves satisfy hunger.
In India, a plant grows under the local name "cheat stomach." Having eaten 1-2 leaves of the caliber-kanda plant, a person feels full for a whole week, although the leaves do not contain valuable nutrients. The property of a plant to create the illusion of satiety is used in the manufacture of tablets and infusions from leaves, which are successfully used by people who are overweight.

What could be sweeter than sugar?
The leaves of the Paraguayan stevia shrub are more than 300 times sweeter than sugar, and the leaves of Mexican sugar grass are 1000 times. The red berries of the Toumathocus Dannelius plant from the African savannah are 2,000 times sweeter than sugar, and the red berries of Dioscorephillum cumminisia from the forests of Nigeria and other West African countries by 3,000 times. In West Africa, the sweetest plant is growing - the Ketemph shrub, which contains the substance thomatin, which is 100,000 times more sweet than sugar!

Fight for survival
The three-year scientific work of biologists at the University of Turin has shown that some of the plants — Lima beans, corn, and others — can “be aware” of a life threat. Trapping the saliva of a caterpillar that enters the body of a plant, it begins to secrete a volatile substance similar to the scent of lavender to attract wasps. Wasps protect plants in this way: they sting the caterpillars and lay their eggs in their body, which leads to the death of the caterpillars.

Unknown Dahlia
In 1784, dahlia tubers that had never been seen before were brought from Mexico to Spain. The Spanish king ordered to jealously guard the secret of the existence of the overseas flower, until in 1805 the German naturalist Alexander Gumbolt brought tubers from South America for 20 years of the Mexican plant "unknown" in Europe!

Pine trees sterilize the air
One hectare of pine forest per day is capable of releasing about 5 kg of volatile phytocides into the atmosphere, destroying numerous microorganisms from the air. Therefore, in forests with growing young conifers, regardless of geographic latitude and proximity of settlements, in comparison with other green zones, the air is almost sterile, contains only about 200 - 300 bacteria per 1 cubic meter.

Not for every mind
By the content of vitamin C, walnuts are 8 times higher than black currants and 50 times higher than citrus fruits. The B vitamins contained in them contribute to the decomposition of pyruvic acid, which accumulates in the muscles and causes fatigue. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus claimed that the priests of Ancient Babylon forbade ordinary people to eat walnuts, because it was believed that they have a beneficial effect on mental activity, and this is not necessary for commoners.

The smallest flower in the world
Do you know which plant has the smallest flower in the world? At duckweed! For a long time they thought it was algae, but then they found flowers in duckweed. But it is still unknown how in a day the number of these plants in the reservoir doubles - in a few days the duckweed covers the entire surface of the reservoir.

Xerophyte - a drought plant
Xerophyta shaggy Xerophyta viscosa was named by Antoine Laurent de Joussier (1748-1836) Xerophyta - which means "drought plant." This rare herbaceous perennial species lives on stony soils of the Natal province in South Africa, on the peaks of the Dragon Mountains, has filamentous curved leaves 60 cm long, and flowers with a diameter of 5-6 cm appear on the plant from November to April. Often this plant is called the alien name Vellozia viscosa, but Vellozia is a completely different species. Xerophyte is able to live without water in extreme temperature conditions for a very long time. Researchers at the University of Cape Town use xerophytes genes to encode drought-resistant weeds sanguinalis Digitaria and Thaliana Arbidopsis, and subsequently will use xerophytes genes for cultivated plants to increase their resistance to stress.

Chilean nightshade can kill instantly
A plant of the nightshade family of the genus Vestia, which consists of only one species - the fetal Vestia Vestia foetida lives only on the coast of the islands of Chile and New Zealand. This evergreen shrub reaches a height of 1.5 meters, and from April to June, the branches of the news are covered with pale yellow tubular flowers 3-4 cm long, similar to fuchsia flowers. If you grind the news sheet, it emits an unpleasant odor. The genus was named after the professor from Graz L.K. De West (1776-1840). 20 grams of seeds of this plant costs about 120 euros. In goats accidentally eating news on the pasture, this nightshade causes fatal liver necrosis.

Plants of our planet do not just serve as decoration and landscaping. They are an important link in maintaining the life of all breathing creatures. In addition, plants can give signals and communicate with the animal kingdom. Therefore, it would not be out of place to find out the details and interesting facts from the life of plants.

Fruits

Although it may seem to us that we are already well acquainted with fruits, many will still be curious to learn some interesting facts about cultivated plants.

If you pick an apple and lower it into water, it will not go to the bottom, because it contains 25% of air.
Lemon has more sugar than strawberries.
In the Renaissance, it was believed that oranges saved from the plague. Because of this, a huge cost was set on them and therefore they could only afford to know.
Papaya juice is the best solvent against pollution.
Lemon, due to its acid, can serve as a conductor. For example, if you solder copper and zinc wires to a simple light bulb and insert them into a lemon, it will light up.

Cereal

But not only fruits can surprise. For example, corn contains a rare element - gold. In addition, on each ear there is an even number of grains. Also worth noting is another interesting fact about the plant. Corn never runs wild, because it cannot grow unless it is planted by a person. It is not able to spread by self-seeding.

Rice grains used to be used in interrogations. They performed the role of a lie detector. The suspect was given a handful of rice in his mouth, and then forced to spit out. If the cereal remained dry, then the person is guilty, because from fear he did not produce saliva.

Berry Facts

In some places, strawberries are considered nuts. In addition, it is the only berry with seeds outside.
But interesting facts about this are not limited to. For example, in India, bananas are used as a means of launching ships at sea. The surface on which the transport will descend is smeared with this berry and it glides. Approximately 20 thousand fruits are spent to launch one vessel.
Previously, to make gray dye, strawberries were dipped in milk and the mixture was boiled.
In 1951, a variety of watermelons was obtained in which there were no seeds. But the great difficulty was that this fruit without seeds did not produce “offspring”.

Bean Details

Peanuts are not nuts, as many believe. It belongs to the legume family.
Peanut extract is a component that is part of dynamite.
There is another called peas. Mariners consider him an enemy because of one incident. A steamer called the Dnieper, passing by the reefs, received a small hole through which water was poured into the compartment with peas. After a while, the beans began to swell and inside the ship collapsed.

Facts About Bumps

In geometry, there is the concept of "cone", and it appeared thanks to the word "cone", (means a pine cone).
In France, two Spaniards were arrested, who collected cones in their truck. They were called the “thieves of nature”, and a trial was to be held on them.
100 to 150 cones are needed to feed one protein. The animal processes each of them in three minutes. Pine cones are easier to process than spruce cones.
In Russia, pine resin was a medicine for the oral cavity. When a person chewed her, his teeth were strengthened and the oral cavity was disinfected.
Ripe cones react to humidity in the air. In dry weather, they open and vice versa.

Exotic edible plants

For Russian people, exotic vegetation seems especially surprising. Therefore, it will be fascinating to consider interesting facts about plants that cannot be seen outside the window.

Of course, there are many more amazing trees, shrubs and grasses that we have never seen. But I want to mention the last interesting fact about the plant with edible leaves. This is caliber kanda from India. The locals nicknamed him "deceive the stomach." This is not surprising: if you eat only two leaves, for a whole week. The illusion of satiety is created. Based on this plant, tablets and syrups are now made for people with extra pounds.

Plant records of the whole earth

Almost every type of vegetation has its own champions, which differ in age, size, color or other remarkable features. Below are the main interesting facts about plants from all over the world.

Lichen grows in Antarctica, which is already more than 10,000 years old. The growth of this plant is very slow. For a hundred years, it can grow by only 3.5 millimeters.
An unusual plant is grown in some places. It is known under the name "gorilyanka". Its fruits are shaped like dishes. If you try, you can even assemble a service.
In the waters of the Amazon was found a lily, the leaves of which reached two meters. If you put a baby on them, the plant will hold him.
The most unpleasantly smelling plant is amorphophallus. The smell resembles rotten fish and causes disgust.
Arabidopsis is probably the most picky plant. It in space could bloom and give into seeds.
In China there is a bamboo called leaf grate. It is surprising that it grows at a speed of 40 cm per day.
The ceratonium plant in antiquity was the standard of accuracy in weight. Any of its seeds always had a weight of 0.2 grams. Gradually, this measure became known as karate.

The nature of Russia

Although overseas plants are impressive in their characteristics, one can also find interesting facts about Russian plants. For example, in the middle latitudes He is astonished by his extraordinary rigidity. Its stem is capable of leaving a scratch even on a steel surface.

Cherries also have a distinctive feature - this berry can replace aspirin. It contains anthocyanins that have a similar effect.

Many people know the belladonna plant. It is poisonous, but despite this, Russian beauties dripped it in the eyes to make them more clear due to the expansion of the pupils. In this case, the substance acts poisonous, causing strong rage.

Seed propagation in the usual garden strawberry, unfortunately, leads to the appearance of less productive plants and weaker bushes. But another type of these sweet berries - alpine strawberries, can be successfully grown from seeds. Let's find out about the main advantages and disadvantages of this culture, consider the main varieties and features of agricultural technology. The information presented in this article will help you decide whether to allocate a place for her in the berry.

Often, when we see a beautiful flower, we instinctively bend down to feel its fragrance. All fragrant flowers can be divided into two large groups: nocturnal (pollinated by night butterflies) and diurnal, whose pollinators are mainly bees. Both groups of plants are important for the flower grower and designer, because we often walk around the garden during the day and relax in our favorite places with the evening. The fragrance of our favorite fragrant flowers never puts us.

Many gardeners consider a pumpkin the queen of beds. And not only because of its size, variety of shapes and colors, but also because of its excellent taste, useful qualities and rich harvest. Pumpkin contains a large amount of carotene, iron, various vitamins and minerals. Due to the possibility of long-term storage, this vegetable supports our health all year round. If you decide to plant a pumpkin on your site, you will be interested to know how to get the largest possible crop.

Scottish eggs - incredibly delicious! Try to cook this dish at home, there is nothing complicated in cooking. Scottish eggs are hard-boiled eggs wrapped in minced meat, breaded in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fried. For frying you will need a frying pan with a high side, and if there is a deep fryer, then this is just great - even less trouble. You will also need deep-frying oil, so as not to smoke the kitchen. Choose farm eggs for this recipe.

One of the most amazing large-flowered tubular cubanolic Dominican fully justifies the status of a tropical miracle. Heat-loving, slow-growing, with huge and largely unique flower bells, cubanol is a fragrant star with a difficult character. It requires special conditions in the rooms. But for those who are looking for exclusive plants for their interior, the best (and more chocolate) candidate for the role of indoor giant cannot be found.

Chickpea curry with meat - a hearty, hot meal for lunch or dinner, based on Indian cuisine. This curry is cooked quickly, but requires prior preparation. Chickpeas must first be soaked in a large amount of cold water for several hours, preferably at night, the water can be changed several times. It is also better to leave the meat overnight in the marinade so that it turns out to be juicy and tender. Then boil the chickpeas until cooked and then cook the curry according to the recipe.

Rhubarb can not be found in every garden plot. It's a pity. This plant is a storehouse of vitamins and can be widely used in cooking. What they don’t cook from rhubarb: soups and cabbage soup, salads, delicious jam, kvass, compotes and juices, candied fruit and marmalade, and even wine. But that is not all! A large green or red rosette of plant leaves, resembling burdock, acts as a beautiful background for annuals. Not surprisingly, rhubarb can also be seen on flower beds.

Today, the trend is experiments with non-banal combinations and non-standard colors in the garden. For example, plants with black inflorescences have become very fashionable. All black flowers are original and specific, and it is important for them to be able to choose the right partners and location. Therefore, this article will not only introduce you to the assortment of plants with black aspidium inflorescences, but also teach you the intricacies of using such mystical plants in garden design.

3 delicious sandwiches - a cucumber sandwich, a chicken sandwich, a cabbage and meat sandwich - a great idea for a quick snack or for a picnic in nature. Only fresh vegetables, juicy chicken and cream cheese and a little seasoning. In these sandwiches there is no onion, if desired, you can add onion marinated in balsamic vinegar to any of the sandwiches, this taste will not spoil. Having quickly prepared snacks, it remains to collect a picnic basket and go to the nearest green lawn.

Depending on the variety group, the age of seedlings suitable for planting in open ground is: for early tomatoes - 45-50 days, average ripening - 55-60 and late maturities - at least 70 days. When planting tomato seedlings at a younger age, the period of its adaptation to new conditions is significantly extended. But success in obtaining a high-quality tomato crop also depends on the careful implementation of the basic rules for planting seedlings in open ground.

Unpretentious plants of the "second plan" sansevieria do not seem boring to those who appreciate minimalism. They are better than other indoor decorative leaf stars for collections requiring minimal maintenance. Stable decorativeness and extreme endurance in only one type of sansevieria are combined with compactness and very rapid growth - rosette sansevieria Khan. Squat rosettes of their hard leaves create striking patterns and patterns.

One of the brightest months of the garden calendar is pleasantly surprised by the balanced distribution of favorable and unsuccessful days for working with plants on the lunar calendar. In June, you can engage in a garden and a garden throughout the whole month, while the adverse periods are very short and still allow you to do useful work. There will be their optimal days for crops with planting, and for pruning, and for a reservoir, and even for construction work.

Meat with mushrooms in a pan is an inexpensive hot dish that is suitable for a regular dinner and for a festive menu. Pork is cooked quickly, veal and chicken, too, so this meat is preferred for the recipe. Mushrooms - fresh champignons, in my opinion, the most successful choice for homemade stew. Forest gold - mushrooms, butter and other goodies are better prepared for the winter. Boiled rice or mashed potatoes are ideal as a side dish.

I love ornamental shrubs, especially unpretentious and with interesting, non-trivial foliage. I have different Japanese spireas, Thunberg barberries, black elderberry ... And there is one special shrub that I will discuss in this article - the common vesicular. For the realization of my dream of a garden that does not require much care, it is perhaps perfect. At the same time, he is able to diversify the picture in the garden very much, moreover, from spring to autumn.

Do you know that the height of the tallest trees exceeds 100 meters? Have you heard anything about plants that are capable of “killing” and “eating” animals? In this article you will learn a lot of amazing, interesting and even shocking things about plant life.

1. Welwitschia is amazing (Welwitschia mirabilis).

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The age of this desert dwarf tree can reach 2000 years. Two huge leaves extend from both sides of the short hemp-like trunk of the plant, which, as they grow, are longitudinally torn into ribbons and the tips dry out. The age of these giant leaves is equal to the age of the tree. Leaves are constantly growing from the base, and the tips die off. In some cases, the length of the leaves can reach 8 meters and a width of 1.8 meters.

The genus Amorphophallus, as well as the genus Rafflesia, is famous for its “delicate aroma” of decaying flesh. The smell coming from the flower is terrible. Without a gas mask, few are able to admire amorphophallus. The flower of most representatives of this genus is huge in size (especially in the species shown in the photo Amorphophallus titanum) and can reach a height of 2.5 meters with a diameter of 1.5 meters. In many eastern countries, the tubers of this plant are used in the preparation of various culinary dishes and medicines.

(Opuntia bigelovii)

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Opuntia Bigelow is probably one of the most amazing species of the genus Opuntia of the Cactus family. The photo above was taken at Joshua – Tree National Park, California. In the photo, the entire desert landscape to the horizon is covered with amazing fluffy cacti, up to two meters high. In the rays of the setting sun, the landscape looks fantastic. The person who is here has the impression that he, as part of a space expedition, landed on another planet, covered with unknown life forms.

5. Giant Carnegia (Carnegiea gigantea)

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Giant Carnegia (Saguaro) is another amazing plant in the Cactus family. The most amazing feature of this cactus is its gigantic size. The height of individual plants is about 14 meters, and the diameter is more than 3 meters! In this case, the age of individual cacti reaches 150 years.

(Nepenthes)

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Most of the plants of this genus can without exaggeration be called "predators", which receive the necessary missing nutrients, "digesting" the captured insects. The plant has modified leaves that resemble pitchers in shape. The inner surface of the pitcher is lined with cells that extend nectar, which serves to attract insects, as well as “hair cells” that make the release of an insect that has fallen into the net impossible. The surface of the “neck” of the jug is very slippery, so there is practically no chance that the insect walking along the neck does not slip down. The insect falls into the water (in some species, the jug may contain up to 2 liters of water) and sinks. Next, enzymes are produced that completely “digest” the insect. Sometimes not only insects are trapped, but even the mouse , rats, birds.

Venus flytrap is an even more amazing “killer plant” that takes more active steps to kill its prey. The modified leaves, the "jaws" of this plant, encroach on the life of not only insects, but also life.

You can “enjoy” the rest of the amazing “combat feats” of Venus flytrap on the video.

(Ficus benghalensis)

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At first glance, it might seem that the photo above shows a forest. In fact - this is one single tree. Ficus bengal forms powerful branches for the support of which shoots grow, which go down to the ground and take root, forming powerful columns-trunks.

9. Sequoia is evergreen (Sequoia sempervirens)

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Evergreen sequoia is the tallest tree on our planet. Our temperate forests are grass compared to a forest made up of these mighty giants. Many trees are over 110 meters tall and over 3,500 years old! Previously, in the sequoia trunks hollowed out houses and even cut through tunnels through which roads passed. In windy weather, many visitors to the forest of giants feel uneasy from the noisy "rattle" and swaying of the mighty sequoia trunk. Grows in California.

1. The oldest plant living on the planet for more than 43.5 thousand years. This tree is from the island of Tasmania - Tasmanian Lomatia (or King’s Holly). This individual, reproducing exclusively vegetatively, gave rise to a tree group of 500 trees. In nature, this is the only surviving relic group of Lomatia. However, they learned to propagate and grow it in artificial conditions, which allowed to plant this plant in many botanical gardens of the world.

2. The smallest flowering plant in the world - duckweed. It has an extremely fast pace of vegetative propagation and is capable of doubling its amount in just a day, in a few days it can cover the entire free surface of a reservoir, and in a few weeks it can evenly cover the surface of the entire planet if the surface were represented by a fresh water mirror.

3. In India, a plant grows - the dream of everyone who wants to lose weight. Only two leaves of this plant, which is popularly called the "deceiver of the stomach", can satisfy a person’s hunger for a week. This is due not to the increased caloric content of the fiber of this plant, but to specific enzymes, which, getting into the human body, block the feeling of hunger in it. Kalir kanda, the scientific name of the plant, is widely used in pharmaceuticals for the release of drugs aimed at weight loss. On this plant you can build one of the most profitable businesses. So I'm looking for a business partner, write http://www.biznet.ru/forum8.html!

4. The sweetest plant in the world is the low endemic of West Africa called Ketemph. The sugar content in the leaves of this shrub is 100 thousand times higher than in sugar beets.

5. Rhododendron, widely used in conservatories around the world, is a deadly plant. The plant contains poison that can cause headaches, cramps, nausea, arrhythmias, and even death. Even honey collected from rhododendron flowers is poisonous.

6. The most fragrant plant on the planet grows in Indonesia and is called Keppel. Having eaten the fruits of this amazing plant, even sweating, you will smell like a violet.

7. The rarest flowering plant is Puyya Raymond. Flowers collected in spike-shaped inflorescences up to 13 meters high appear once every 150 years. After flowering, the plant dies.

8. The largest flowers are in Rafflesia (rafflesia). Their diameter is up to 100 meters, and weight - up to 8 kg.

9. The plant with the toughest leaves grows in Russia. Wintering horsetail accumulates silica in the leaf scales and is able to leave scratches even on steel surfaces.

10. The fastest growing bamboo plant is capable of adding up to 45 cm daily in growth.