Fantastic Flora: The World’s Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants
To Mom and Dad who nurtured me with the roots to grow AMS For you Lilla Thank you for a wonderful ten years ZI
1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE BIG CHAPTER 1 SUPERSIZE LEAF BOLIVIAN WATER LILY CHAPTER 2 FANTASTIC AND GIGANTIC TRAVELER'S PALM CHAPTER 3 A LONG WAY UP GIANT SEQUOIA THE BAD CHAPTER 4 IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT DEADLY NIGHTSHADE 8 11 21 35 CHAPTER 5 PLANT WITH A BANG SANDBOX TREE 43 CHAPTER 6 ROOT CAUSE OF DEATH WHITE SNAKEROOT 53
THE SMELLY CHAPTER 7 STOP AND SMELL THE GINKGO GINKGO CHAPTER 8 A PAIN IN THE NOSE 63 EASTERN SKUNK CABBAGE 73 CHAPTER 9 OF CORPSE IT SMELLS BAD DEAD HORSE ARUM 83 THE EXCEPTIONALLY STRANGE CHAPTER 10 COME A LITTLE CLOSER VENUS FLYTRAP CHAPTER 11 A STONE OR PLANT LIVING STONES CHAPTER 12 IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK FLYING-DUCK ORCHID GLOSSARY 124 SOURCE NOTES 127 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 127 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 128 INDEX 129 95 105 115
