Genus/species Notes Adansonia digitata tree with water storing stem Aldrovanda vesiculosa carnivorous, can move Allotropa virgata feeds on mushrooms Amborella evolutionarily old, only one species in genus Amorphophallus titanum giant stinky flower (Peyton) Ananas comosus Pineapple (Phoebe) Angraecum sesquipedale darwin's moth Aponogeton madagascariensis transparent underwater - holes in the leaves Arachis hypogaea because fruits grow underground (Jake) Araucaria araucana monkey puzzle tree; weird Argyroxiphium sandwicense Hawaiian silversword (Reece) Ariocarpus fissuratus living rock (Dorothy) Aristolochia californica traps insects (Curren) Asarum ant pollinated Azolla plant and Anabaena cyanobacterium bacteria help plant get nitrogen Begonia pavonina iridescent leaves (Chloe) Boschniakia hookerii parasitic Brocchinia reducta sucks insects in (Cooper) Bursera microphylla looks like elephant (Bruna) Ceibas trichistandra giant roots, food uses Codariocalyx motorius leaves track the sun Codiaeum variegatum weird colors (Janice) Colophospermum mopane leaves move in sun Corralorrhiza striata no chlorophyll Coryanthes bee trapping flowers Corypha umbraculifera very tall, giant inflorescences parasitic, strangles other plants & finds them by Cuscuta smell Cyanea leptostegia Dr. Seuss-looking (Ava) Darlingtonia californica Carnivorous Dendrophylax lindenii ghost orchid (Maddie) Dionea muscipula Venus fly trap; carnivorous, (Ian) Dodecatheon buzz pollinated Drakaea mimics wasp Drosera rotundifolia sticky to kill insects Echinopsis chilensis and Tristerix aphyllus stems punch through cacti, as parasite Equisetum telmateia weird stems and evolution, has silica Euphorbia grantii odd looking succulent Ficus benghalensis banyan - multiple new trunks Fouquieria columnaris dr seuss looking Frasera speciosa life cycle monocarpic, cool leaves Genlisea margaretae carnivorous, small genome Gingko biloba evolutionary relic, cool leaves/seeds Gnetum gnemon herbal usage, weird evolution Helicodiceros muscivorus dead horse - can temp regulate Helosis looks like a mushroom but isn't Heracleum mantegazzianum makes a sap that burns people) Hippomane mancinella toxic sap (Gabbie) Hura crepitans seed pods explode out of tree (Ryan) Hydnora africana looks like fungus with teeth Impatiens capensis exploding fruit (Eric) Lithops looks like a rock (Ben W) (Blake) Mandragora officinarum Mandrake (used in magic) (Lilly) (Oliver) Melestoma buzz pollinated Mimosa pudica touch sensitive Monotropa hypopitys no chlorophyll Monstera looks like swiss cheese Mucuna holtonii bats can hear it (Cassandra) Myrmecodia ants live inside it Neottia nidus-avis mushroom symbiosis orchid Nepenthes rajah bat toilet (Riley) Nymphaea live on water (Stella) Ophrys apifera bee decoy Ophrys speculum wasp mimic Opuntia prickly pear Orobanche ramosa attacks crops Pedicularis groenlandica looks like elephant Pholisma sonorae looks like mushroom in the desert Pilostyles thurberi live inside other plants Pinguicula macroceras carnivorous leaves (Nick) Pinus aristata oldest living non-clonal organism Platystele jungermannioides super tiny orchid Puya raimondii gigantic inflorescences Rafflesia arnoldii world's largest flower and parasitic (Issac) Rhizanthella slateri Saprophyte Rhizophora aboveground roots Sarcodes sanguinea big bright red parasite Sarracenia carnivorous Sebertia acuminata stores metals as bright blue latex Selaginella lepidophylla resurrects itself Sequoia sempervirens Tallest Sequoiadendron giganteum Largest Silene acaulis weird alpine cushion Stapelia gigantea weird stems Strelitzia reginae bird of paradise pollination Stylidium flowers have triggers and guns Symplocarpus foetidus regulates its temperature Thallasia underwater pollen Tillandsia usneoides looks like moss but isn't (Nicole) Urtica dioica stings you Utricularia carnivorous aquatic; “trapdoor”… Vallisneria weird reproduction Vaucheria litorea green alga / Elysia chlorotica sea slug plant lives in animal (Kate) Victoria amazonica huge floating leaf (Caleb) Welwitschia mirabilis weirdest desert plant ever (Meredith) Wollemia nobilis endangered weirdo pine Woolfia smallest flowering plant Zostera underwater pollen