There are a few reasons why this is considered a weird and unusual plant.

Unusual names of plants. Sneezewort Yarrow AKA Sneezewort. The Maori word for loop It refers to the shape of a silver fern frond when it unfolds. Its name truly says it all this plant looks like a sheep.

The most interesting thing about Welwitschia is the plant only has two leaves that grow continuously over time. The flower would be dried up and used to. A wetland plant skunk cabbage is also known by unusual plant names such as swamp cabbage polecat weed and meadow cabbage.

Supported by red stalks the plants white berries resemble miniature eyeballs. This name comes from Sanskrit and means vine or creeping plant. The Caput Medusae has been added to the unusual plant section for its obvious bizarre look.

Common names for the Dracunculus vulgaris include black dragon snake lily and dragon lily. It can survive within many extreme weather conditions. This is down to the orchids flowers resembling spiders which some may find a little creepy.

Shishigatani pumpkins are Japanese heirlooms from the early 1800s. Its strange little black flowers come in clusters of twenty to forty and resemble bats faces while the white bracts. Well here are the top 10 funny and strange plant names youre guaranteed to be interested in.

Ribbed and warty they are shaped more like a bottle gourd than a pumpkin but have a delicious nutty flavor. Kangaroo paws Anigozanthos flavidus. The newly discovered species Pterichis aragogiana from the orchid family Orchidaceae was named after Aragog the venomous eight-legged Acromantula from the wizarding series.