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The Rafflesia arnaldii plant is a parasite. It lives as a collection of thread-like filaments within its host vine, absorbing food and water from the vine. The only time any of it is visible is when it pushes out its cabbage size flower bud which opens into a three foot (one meter) wide flower weighing up to 24 pounds (11 kilograms).
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∙ 11y agoRafflesia is a parasite so it feeds of a host vine called tetrastigma vine.
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What kind of plant is rafflesia arnoldii?
it is a parasitic plant like rafflesia
Is the rafflesia arnoldii plant rare?
Yes, a rafflesia is an endangered plant.
What is the difference between the Venus Flytrap and the Rafflesia plant?
The difference between a Venus fly trap and Rafflesia plant is that the Rafflesia plant is bigger than the Venus fly trap plant. The Venus fly trap also doesn't stink. The rafflesia plant does!!!
Describe the symbiotic relationship between rafflesia plant and vine?
The symbiotic relationship between a Rafflesia plant and vine is parasitism.The Rafflesia plant benefits, but the vine suffers and soon dies.
What does rafflesia flower eat?
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.
What does a rafflesia flower eat?
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.
What is 1 plant in the rainforest?
The Rafflesia
How does a plant obtain its mass?
It absorbs moisture and nutrients from the soil through its roots.
Plants that obtain some or all of their nutrients directly from a host plant are?
Parasites
Do elephants pollinate rafflesia?
No. Rafflesia is pollinated by insects. They are attracted to the plant by its odour of rotting meat.
Is the world's biggest flower the Sunflower or the Rafflesia?
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.
What plant has the largest flower?
Rafflesia Arnoldi
