Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii), Borneo. This plant has no stem or leaves ... they pierce and crush any competitors The giant water lily (Victoria cruziana), Pantanal, Brazil.

Sumatran rainforests have produced another plant known as the corpse flower, the giant padma, Rafflesia arnoldii. This parasitic plant has no leaves or stems. It spends most of its life as long ...

Parasites that burst forth from a vine. Others seem woven out of fantasy: translucent white ghosts, blooms born of fire.