Mysterious nature: little-known plants that can surprise with their appearance (13 photos)

There are over 400 thousand plant species in the world today. Of course, even with a great desire, it is simply impossible to know them all. However, some of them have such a mysterious appearance that you want to know more about them.





At least Reddit users helped figure out the names of some of them.

For example, this strange fruit with fibers inside is called calotropis tall. True, you should not touch it when cut, since its milky juice is very poisonous.



But one of the customers in the store came across such a watermelon. At first glance it may seem that it is not ripe, but this is a rather rare variety of “Saskatchewan cream”.





The alien-looking plant is called Marchantia variablea. I use it quite often when restoring forests after fires to avoid soil erosion.



By the way, another alien plant is Cynophalla. At least its pods look like something extraterrestrial, which you certainly wouldn't want to encounter.



Sometimes there's this thing growing on a stalk of corn. It turns out that this is an edible corn smut, considered a delicacy.



This mysterious tree, reminiscent of a hairbrush straight out of the 80s, is called Banksia entireleaf.



Some people have plants at home that they apparently know little about. For example, someone at home found American lacquerade or “dragon berry.” It is considered a pest by farmers because it is poisonous to people and livestock.



But this plant looks like it has been dead for a long time. However, the calocephalus or cushion bush is in order and is the most alive of all the living ones.



And this is a bush - a “green ball” carnation. The plant can become a decoration for any flower bed. However, you should keep cats and dogs away from it, as it is considered toxic to them.



This rather beautiful berry is called American beautyberry. They are used in making wine and jelly, but can also be eaten raw. True, in small quantities to avoid stomach cramps.



It may look like a cherry tomato branch, but it is a bittersweet nightshade. You should not try it, as it is poisonous and dangerous to humans.



Well, let's finish with such an unusual flower as Takka Chantrier. In common parlance it is called the bat flower, because it looks like these mammals are sleeping on it.