#FreakyFlora - Twitter Hashtag

Jelly @JellyEstate

about 1 year ago

#freakyflora

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@AMAZlNGNATURE

about 1 year ago

Hydnora africana is a plant with an unusual flower, 3 fleshy lobes are fused into one, emitting a foul odour to attract its main pollinators dung beetles and carrion beetles which it traps inside to ensure pollen is picked up.

AMAZlNGNATURE's tweet photo. Hydnora africana is a plant with an unusual flower, 3 fleshy lobes are fused into one, emitting a foul odour to attract its main pollinators dung beetles and carrion beetles which it traps inside to ensure pollen is picked up. https://t.co/rFCG7xy9af

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Wild Ones @WildOnesNatives

almost 3 years ago

Good thing smell-o-vision isn't installed yet! Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla), native to eastern United States, has flowers that reportedly smell like rotten meat to lure and imprisons pollinators before releasing them. #freakyflora

WildOnesNatives's tweet photo. Good thing smell-o-vision isn't installed yet!
Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla), native to eastern United States, has flowers that reportedly smell like rotten meat to lure and imprisons pollinators before releasing them. #freakyflora https://t.co/DdFmEog05G

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San Antonio Botanical Garden @sabotgarden

over 3 years ago

🌽➡️🧛‍♂️??? In this final edition of #FreakyFlora, Conservation Programs Specialist Maeve Bassett explains how the introduction of corn into European diets may have led to the creation of the #vampire myth and #CountDracula. 🧛‍♂️🩸👻 #dracula #vampires #plantfacts

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @GatsbyPlantScEd

over 3 years ago

Happy Halloween plant lovers! It's easy to take them for granted, but if we look closely there are so many species with spooky features & uses. What is your favourite #FreakyFlora? #PlantScience #Plants #Halloween2022 6/6

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San Antonio Botanical Garden @sabotgarden

over 3 years ago

In this week's #FreakyFlora, Conservation Programs Specialist Maeve Bassett talks about the different types of #carnivorousplants and their adaptations, from classics like the Venus flytrap to pitcher plants that digest shrew poop. 💩 #carnivorousplant #plantfacts #butterwort

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Los Angeles County Arboretum @LAArboretum

almost 4 years ago

Our Freaky Flora self-guided walk is getting a lot of attention! Alysia Gray Painter wrote a chilling review of our Halloween walk for NBC LA https://t.co/WYT9ARceTN #laarboretum #laarboretummembers #botanicgarden #nature #freakyflora #laparents #walkingtours #halloween

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San Antonio Botanical Garden @sabotgarden

almost 4 years ago

Look 👀 but maybe don't touch 🚫👆 In this week's edition of #FreakyFlora, Conservation Programs Specialist Maeve Bassett talks about the beautiful #ginkgo tree and its not-so-pleasant fruit, which is known to cause blisters if touched. 😬 #ginkgotree #ginkgobiloba #plantfacts

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San Antonio Botanical Garden @sabotgarden

almost 4 years ago

What's that smell? 🤢🪰 Join Conservation Programs Specialist Maeve Bassett for this week's edition of #FreakyFlora to learn about the Garden's putrid-smelling giant, the corpse flower! #corpseflower #titanarum #plantstagram

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San Antonio Botanical Garden @sabotgarden

almost 4 years ago

Celebrate the spookiest month of the year by learning about the darker side of plants! 👻 In this week's edition of #FreakyFlora, Conservation Programs Specialist Maeve Bassett explains how figs serve as the female fig wasp's final resting place. ⚰️😱 #plantfacts

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Los Angeles County Arboretum @LAArboretum

almost 5 years ago

Explore our Freaky Flora self-guided tour and encounter the Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco). When this tree is cut its sap runs blood red, and in ancient times this resin was believed to have magical and medicinal properties. #laarboretummembers #freakyflora #nature #dragontree