Endangered Plants
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Endangered Plants
from Marianne on 11/14/2015 04:01 PMFirst, I would like to share one of the weirdest plants,
the Welwitschia (W. mirabilis):
and
the Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris)
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Re: Endangered Plants
from EternalSailorSol on 12/06/2015 04:36 AMThe first one doesn't look weird, it looks like it is dying.
Poor plants 
Re: Endangered Plants
from Marianne on 12/09/2015 02:03 PMHello EternalSailor - no, this plant is not dying; it is a desert plant surviving draughts and heat by slowing down its "metabolic activities".
Here's the metamorphosis after rain: 