The interesting facts of surprising properties of plants are given in a material.
Beyond the unknown
Beyond the unknown
Representatives of terrestrial flora sometimes possess absolutely unusual abilities. At acquaintance to them involuntarily you reconsider the relation to green friends. For a survival and reproduction of a plant get the unexpected adaptations, forcing to recognize in realm of fancy the most sophisticated inventor won’t consult with the nature even.
The most notorious affair in the literal sense, connected occurred to unusual properties of tropical plants in one of botanical gardens of Europe. Once in it, at quite large number of visitors, in air the shot and one of show-windows deafeningly slapped scattered small splinters. Then shots began to sound again that spread panic among the visitors, some rushed to an exit, seeing terrorism. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies quickly identified the disturber of tranquillity. One of trees – gura krepitane appeared them! It appears, this strange plants "shoots" the ripened seeds, than, we will make a reservation at once, expands the territory of the dwelling. Also small semi-bush belongs to plants with similar properties doriknium. This perennial low plant with dreveneyushchy branches and magnificent umbrellas of inflorescences blossoms from the middle of May till the end of July. On its branches numerous fruits which bursting ripen shot seeds and were swept far extensively.
Green "artillery" in flora – the phenomenon rather widespread. One of most aggressive natural "snipers" is the perennial plant under the name a mad cucumber. It often meets in the Caucasus, in the south of the European part of Russia, in Asia Minor, the Mediterranean and in the Crimea. The last place was subject big authority for us – the Nikitsky botanical garden. From the "civilized" colleagues "savage" is marked out only by the shchetinka covering a surface of a fruit, and lack of short moustaches. If not increased "shagginess" to distinguish it from a cucumber ordinary it would be simply impossible. However, till that time while fruits finally won’t ripen and won’t run into "rage" … For a start quite peace in appearance the cucumber with explosion separates from a leg and, hissing, flies away on half-meter. Then starts to behave as if a small puppy, to jump up on a place and to work fast. At this moment from a fruit the stream of the sticky bitter juice mixed with seeds starts to beat and this kashitsa spreads on distance to 12 meters. The matter is that when maturing this "vegetable" in it the gases crushing pressure in a cucumber to the 3rd atmospheres collect. Thus, a fruit with seeds, coming off a stalk and being broken off can get and on hair of careless animals or feathers of a bird, and with them to make any distant travel. Seeds, in process of a podsykhaniye disappear and master not only neighboring, but also more remote territories. By the way, sticky juice is poisonous, and it often use for manufacturing of homeopathic medicines. But are engaged independently it is not necessary – big doses of juice of this plant can cause serious poisoning.
Beshenny a cucumber, growing in South East Asia, in China, on Taiwan and Philippines differs even more unfriendly temper. This plant which has chosen slopes of mountains and the wood at height to 1300 meters, call also momordiky – from Latin momordicus (snappish). While the cucumber develops all its parts are burned down more strongly, than an old nettle. And only after maturing of fruits this property is lost. At the same time, its immature fruits are very tasty and suitable in food as in crude, and a marinaded look. That is why they "are protected". As to flavoring qualities momordika reminds a cucumber, and rather very ripe pumpkin a little. And juice at it not so bitter.
One of relatives of a mad cucumber – kleoma prickly. This high sprawling bush loving solar places differs plentiful flowering with a flower similar on moths with gentle wings. Boxes ripening on their place burst, and from them with seeds with the force, capable to leave on skin bruise take off.
Original natural "ammunition" the poisonous mushrooms raincoats growing in South America possess also. There are many legends narrating about how in difficult situations of people helped out these unusual plants. It is told, how once "fighting" mushrooms rescued unarmed Indians from military group of colonialists. When soldiers approached to the first structures of a native small village, to them on the heads any fruits reminding pumpkins fell down. Besides these "bombs" appeared quite strong the chemical weapon: blowing up from blow, they threw out a dense cloud of black suffocating gas from which intolerably hurt the eyes, causing strong dacryagogue, cough and a sneezing. Soldiers were compelled to avoid the village.
The European mushrooms raincoats more peaceful also don’t possess a charge neuroparalytic action, but to frighten an animal or the person can. Such is the shipovaty raincoat which has received the name grandfather’s tobacco. Ripening a mushroom dispute reminding a tobacco dust "shoots" the dense smoky cloud. Harm from such emission it was not observed.
The person often looks for unusual somewhere in high spheres, sometimes without noticing that becomes in literal sense at it under feet. Therefore surprising secrets of wildlife often escape it, can’t reach it.
The world, according to Nizam, is created all at once, but his identification outside occurs gradually.
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(On materials of popular scientific editions).