Price’s Rafflesia

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Price’s RafflesiaScientific Name: Rafflesia priceiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Parasitic PlantsSize: Flower diameter: 10–14 in (25–35 cm); Central diaphragm opening: 3–4 in (8–10 cm)Weight: 4.0–8.0 lb (1.8–3.6 kg)Lifespan: Vegetative...

Keith’s Rafflesia

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Keith’s RafflesiaScientific Name: Rafflesia keithiiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Rafflesiaceae & Parasitic PlantsSize: Flower diameter: 2.6–3.3 ft (80–100 cm); Petal thickness: 0.6–0.8 in (1.5–2.0 cm)Weight: Single bloom mass: 18–26...

Subterranean Jackal Food

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Subterranean Jackal FoodScientific Name: Hydnora tricepsCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Aristolochiaceae & HydnorasSize: Underground flower diameter: 2.0–4.0 in (5–10 cm); Vegetative stem network: up to 3 ftWeight: Mature underground tuberous...

Common Toothwort

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Common ToothwortScientific Name: Lathraea squamariaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Parasitic PlantsRange: Widespread across Europe and western Asia, from the British Isles and southern Scandinavia south to the Mediterranean and east to the...

Monster Flower

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Monster FlowerScientific Name: Rafflesia arnoldiiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Parasitic PlantsSize: Flower diameter: 3.0–3.3 ft (90–100 cm); Petal thickness: up to 0.75 in (2 cm)Weight: 15–24 lb (7–11 kg) per mature flowerLifespan: Vegetative...