A rafflesia flower is not carnivorous. It is a parasite and gets its nutrients and water from the Tetrastigma vine that it is growing in.
A rafflesia flower is not carnivorous. It is a parasite and gets its nutrients and water from the Tetrastigma vine that it is growing in.
Rafflesia Arnoldi
Rafflesia Arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii
The scientific name of the Rafflesia flower is Rafflesia arnoldii. It is a parasitic plant known for producing the largest individual flower in the world, with a strong foul odor.
The difference is that the rafflesia gives a rotten smell and the jasmine gives a nice smell.
The rafflesia arnaldii flower dies after a few days, not the whole plant. If the flower has been successfully fertilized, a fruit will develop, containing thousands of tiny seeds.
The Rafflesia plant is a parasite, not a carnivorous plant. It doesn't eat anything or anybody. It does, however, grow as a parasite inside a particular vine in undisturbed rainforests, taking all its nourishment from the vine. The raffesia plant does not show any roots, stems or leaves but it does make one heck of a flower!
A rafflesia is a rainforest plant that stinks like rotting meat! It is also called corpse flower.
It depends on what area of plant species you are looking at. In general, the Rafflesia flower can be as large as 39" wide whereas the largest sunflower on record is only 32.5" wide. However, the Rafflesia is a parasistic plant, meaning it gets its nutrients off another host instead of the soil-root system. in my opinion, therefore, I do not consider the Rafflesia a "true flower". I would also like to mention that the sunflower record for height is 25.5 feet tall, and the record number of flowers on a single plant stands at 837 heads.
it is a parasitic plant like rafflesia