Jan 7, 2020
Almost like a fungi, an individual Rafflesia grows as thread-like strands of tissue completely embedded within its host cells in which nutrients & water are obtained. Rafflesia is only visible when it bursts through the host plant to reveal its flowers. #flowerlikeafungi #fungi #flora #otherwordly #parasitic https://www.livescience.com/largest-corpse-flower-bloom-discovered.html (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_4AxXAzGe/?igshid=1u3pxqdls84s7