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- 2. The rhizomes of this plant are sometimes used in a product called black salve, which has a tendency to burn off the flesh.
- 3. This carnivore was one of Charles Darwin's favorite plants.
- 7. This parasite often grows in the tops of deciduous trees and makes people weirdly romantic.
- 9. This colonial organism, which isn't quite a plant, is also known as star jelly or dragon snot.
- 11. What extinct plant was considered an effective contraceptive in the ancient Mediterranean?
- 12. Which plant family contains a lot of highly poisonous species as well as many of our favorite vegetables?
- 15. In the Victorian language of flowers, this one symbolizes war.
- 16. This imaginary plant, presented as fact in Medieval bestiaries, might have been inspired by cotton.
- 17. What is the only living tree species that coexisted with dinosaurs (full name)?
- 18. What is the world's largest flower?
- 19. This poisonous, bioluminescent mushroom is sometimes mistaken for chanterelles.
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- 1. From the flowers of which plant do bees make mad honey?
- 4. To what animal do Siberian shamans feed fly agaric mushrooms to filter out the most dangerous toxins?
- 5. This popular purple flower has long been a lesbian symbol, thanks to a shoutout from Sappho.
- 6. Which plant is known as the New Zealand Christmas Tree?
- 8. Which new-world fruit did European colonists mistakenly believe was poisonous?
- 10. The native pitcher plants of this country are endangered, in part because tourists keep picking the phallic pitchers to pose for photos with.
- 11. What deadly defense mechanism were mandrakes said to deploy when uprooted?
- 13. What is the spookier nickname for white baneberry?
- 14. Which flowers sometimes attract pollinators by mimicking a potential mate?