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Plants in the genus Stapelia are also called "carrion flowers". They are small, spineless, cactus-like succulent plants. Most species are native to South Africa, and are grown as potted plants elsewhere. The flowers of all species are hairy to varying degrees. The color and smell of the flowers both mimic rotting meat. This attracts scavenging ...
The flowers of H. muscivorus smell like rotting meat, attracting carrion-seeking blow flies which act as pollinators. One of a rare group of thermogenic plants, the dead horse arum can raise its temperature by thermogenesis. This helps to lure flies into the plant to contact its pollen.
Aromatic and slightly bitter leaves, as well as young spring shoots, can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves and buds, best picked shortly before mugwort flowers in July to September, can be used as a bitter flavoring agent to season fat, meat and fish. [7] Mugwort was used to flavor beer before the introduction of hops. [2] [8]
The plant bears, albeit sparsely, a white flower that blossoms between April and June, and is unique among plants in that the plant has a very swollen flower calyx. [181] Silybum marianum: Holy thistle (Arabic: khurfēsh ej-jemāl) The tender leafstalks of the rosette are edible, eaten either raw in a salad or cooked, after removing the thorns.
As we grew up and became somewhat more sophisticated in our plant tastes we noticed that not all snake plants looked like snakes. Some looked like birds’ nests. Some looked elongated green ...
Canned green jackfruit has a mild taste and meat-like texture that lends itself to being called "vegetable meat". [7] Jackfruit is commonly used in South and Southeast Asian cuisines. [13] [14] Both ripe and unripe fruits are consumed. It is available internationally, canned or frozen, and in chilled meals, as are various products derived from ...
“Using plants to make something that looks or tastes exactly like meat is incredibly challenging and requires all sorts of biology, chemistry, and physics.”
A. maculatum is known by an abundance of common names including Adam and Eve, [10] adder's meat, [11] adder's root, [12] arum, [10] wild arum, [12] arum lily, [12] bobbins, [10] cows and bulls, [12] cuckoo pint, [13] cuckoo-plant, [10] devils and angels, [12] friar's cowl, [12] jack in the pulpit, [12] lamb-in-a-pulpit, [11] lords-and-ladies, [13] naked boys, [12] snakeshead, [12] starch-root ...
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