minus-squareClimbingBunny@kbin.socialOPtoPlants@kbin.social•Banyan trees, AKA strangler figs, can live for centuries. They germinate in tree branches and grow aerial roots downwards. This stabilizes them so they can wrap around the host tree, creating pressurelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYes they kill their hosts! By applying pressure they “strangle” the host until it dies and rots away, leaving an empty hole in the center of the tree. linkfedilink
minus-squareClimbingBunny@kbin.socialOPtoPlants@kbin.social•Mimosa Pudica, or Touch-Me-Not is a short creeping plant known for its ability to rapidly close its leaves in response to stimuli such as touch. It also "sleeps" at night, wherein the leaves close at linkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAww, poor little guy. linkfedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoZanthoxylum Clava-herculis, or toothache tree, is a tree native to the Southeastern U.S. The trunk is thorny and lumpy, and it grows 8-15 meters tall. It has a natural anesthetic in the bark, leaves, media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageZanthoxylum Clava-herculis, or toothache tree, is a tree native to the Southeastern U.S. The trunk is thorny and lumpy, and it grows 8-15 meters tall. It has a natural anesthetic in the bark, leaves, media.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoColchicum Autumnale, AKA Autumn Crocus is a species of lily found throughout most of Eurasia. All parts of the plant are deadly if consumed. It grows leaves in the spring and summer, before dropping tmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageColchicum Autumnale, AKA Autumn Crocus is a species of lily found throughout most of Eurasia. All parts of the plant are deadly if consumed. It grows leaves in the spring and summer, before dropping tmedia.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoBorago Officinalis, or Starflower is a mid-sized herb with 5-pointed bright blue flowers. It is native to much of Europe. The leaves are edible and taste like cucumber, while the flowers are often drimedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageBorago Officinalis, or Starflower is a mid-sized herb with 5-pointed bright blue flowers. It is native to much of Europe. The leaves are edible and taste like cucumber, while the flowers are often drimedia.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoPyrus Calleryana, AKA the Callery Pear, is a tree native to Southeast Asia. In the spring, it blooms with thousands of tiny white flowers and releases a foul odor. These fetid blooms turn into a hard,media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagePyrus Calleryana, AKA the Callery Pear, is a tree native to Southeast Asia. In the spring, it blooms with thousands of tiny white flowers and releases a foul odor. These fetid blooms turn into a hard,media.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoEcballium Elaterium or exploding cucumber is native to Southern Europe. It's known for its odd way of spreading seeds. As it grows, pressure in the gourd builds until it's ripe and shoots off the stalmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageEcballium Elaterium or exploding cucumber is native to Southern Europe. It's known for its odd way of spreading seeds. As it grows, pressure in the gourd builds until it's ripe and shoots off the stalmedia.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoPhytolacca Americana, or Pokeweed, is a herbaceous plant up to 2.5 meters tall, and native to North America. The plant is very toxic to mammals, especially the berries. Due to the risk from the toxinsmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagePhytolacca Americana, or Pokeweed, is a herbaceous plant up to 2.5 meters tall, and native to North America. The plant is very toxic to mammals, especially the berries. Due to the risk from the toxinsmedia.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoBanyan trees, AKA strangler figs, can live for centuries. They germinate in tree branches and grow aerial roots downwards. This stabilizes them so they can wrap around the host tree, creating pressuremedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageBanyan trees, AKA strangler figs, can live for centuries. They germinate in tree branches and grow aerial roots downwards. This stabilizes them so they can wrap around the host tree, creating pressuremedia.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoTulip breaking is a phenomena caused by a virus spread by aphids. It causes a flower's undertones to show in irregular streaks. In the 1600s this colorful effect was very desired. Nowadays the same remedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTulip breaking is a phenomena caused by a virus spread by aphids. It causes a flower's undertones to show in irregular streaks. In the 1600s this colorful effect was very desired. Nowadays the same remedia.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoMimosa Pudica, or Touch-Me-Not is a short creeping plant known for its ability to rapidly close its leaves in response to stimuli such as touch. It also "sleeps" at night, wherein the leaves close at media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageMimosa Pudica, or Touch-Me-Not is a short creeping plant known for its ability to rapidly close its leaves in response to stimuli such as touch. It also "sleeps" at night, wherein the leaves close at media.kbin.socialClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
ClimbingBunny@kbin.social to Plants@kbin.social · 1 year agoWelcome!plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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Yes they kill their hosts! By applying pressure they “strangle” the host until it dies and rots away, leaving an empty hole in the center of the tree.