Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister Dr. Vikram Baliga (AKA The Plant Prof of the Planthropology Podcast) to talk about eight of the world’s spookiest plants. From plants with eyeballs to others that reportedly “eat” sheep, this episode has a little bit of everything for the horticulturally-minded. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and more.
Links to Vikram’s social media, his book, and the Planthropology Podcast can be found here: https://linktr.ee/theplantprof
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Here are our sources:
- https://www.nathab.com/blog/spooky-plants
- https://www.planetnatural.com/10-of-the-scariest-plants-in-the-world-according-to-botanists
- https://www.chicagobotanic.org/blog/plants_and_gardening/monsters_magic_and_monkshood#:~:text=For%20gardeners%2C%20it%20is%20important,%E2%80%94its%20beautiful%20blooms.
- https://www.usbg.gov/gardens-plants/corpse-flowers
- https://www.wildcalifornia.org/post/spooky-species-spotlight-ghost-pipe
- https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/08/23/ghost-pipe/
- https://imss.org/2020/05/01/a-note-from-the-collections-from-assassinations-to-witches-brews-the-troubled-history-of-the-belladonna-plant
- https://www.treehugger.com/why-manchineel-might-be-earths-most-dangerous-tree-4868796
- https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/articles/170920-sheep-eaters
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-66101616