There is a flower that grows under the ground

Amazing underground orhideya



Rhizanthella Gardneri, also known as the Western Underground Orchid - a plant of the orchid family, first discovered in Western Australia in 1928, the year. The find was made the farmer - he noticed a sweet smell coming from the ground. The discovery has caused such a stir that a wax model of the plant for a long time carried the British Isles.





White plant consists of a fleshy stem that grows under the ground (or tuber), which grows inflorescence, consisting of approximately 150 tiny flowers. Throughout his life Rhizanthella Gardneri remain deep underground. Orchid is a classic saprophytic plant, as growing on the roots of a tea tree and the mycelium from which and absorbs nutrients and carbon dioxide.

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