a vine
it ataches itself to a host plant...
through an animal that eats it and poops it out or by a fly (dung flies) that carry the seeds to another rafflesia but if an animal carries it and poops it out it needs to pooop it out on a host that a rafflesia can survive on:)
the rafflesia attracts flies , which in turn pollinate the rafflesia
what is the lifespan of a rafflesia?
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).
Rafflesia is the scientific/Latin/botanical name. Rafflesia is the genus.
The rafflesia is from the family Rafflesiaceae.
The scientific name for rafflesia is Rafflesia arnoldii. It is known for producing the largest individual flower in the world.
Rafflesia plants do not eat insects. They attract flies with their rotten smell in order to pollinate their flowers. They are, however, parasites. They live off a particular vine in the rain forest. Having no leaves, stems or roots, they get all their water and nutrients from their host.
it is becausethe rain Forest are cut out where also rafflesia cannot grow
it is a parasitic plant like rafflesia