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December 17, 2020 03:58 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/17/this-is-the-ugliest-orchid-in-the-world.html
This is the ugliest orchid in the world
The recently discovered Gastrodia agnicellus has been named the "ugliest orchid in the world," according to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It's one of more than 150 plants and fungi that RBG Kew researchers discovered around the world in 2020. From CNN:
— Read the restThe orchid, located in Madagascar, has no leaves, grows from a woolly tuberous stem, and spends most of its life underground, emerging only to flower or produce fruit.
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