Known as Watermeal or Duckweed, this free floating aquatic plant produces the world’s smallest flower. It has no stem or leaves and produces flowers speedily, usually within 30-36 hours.
6. Elephant Foot Yam
A relative of the Corpse Plant, this plant is also renowned for its rotting corpse-like smell. Unlike the corpse plant, the Elephant Foot Yam is considered a delicacy in many parts of Southeast Asia where it is grown as a crop.
7. Welwitschia
Indigenous to the Namib Desert, this plant is considered a “living fossil” and reaches ages between 500-2000 years old. It has a short trunk and only produces two leaves.
8. Dragon’s Blood Tree
Unique to the islands of Socotra in Yemen, this tree got its name from its sap, which is said to resemble Dragon’s blood. The sap is used to make stimulants and toothpaste. The trees tend to huddle together to give their roots shade.
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