Sunday, November 15, 2009

What is the plant called? that has plants growing out of leaves?

well it's really cool. it's like this one leaf laid on soil. and then plants(seedlings) grow out of the leaf.it's like the seeds are in the leaves. please help me identify the plant.

What is the plant called? that has plants growing out of leaves?
That's one of the ways I used to propagate African Violets. A leaf could be laid upon the soil and new plants would establish themselves by growing through breaks in the leaf.
Reply:I don't know of ANY plant that has its seeds in its leaves. Leaves are for energy production. They take in light and photosynthesize it into usable energy. Seeds take that energy and turn it into fat and oils that animals will eat and deposit (poop) into other areas.





If seeds were developed in leaves, then the plant must not have very many leaves, or the seeds are REALLY small.





The only thing I can think of that might resemble this is fungus (which has its spores in the cap), or a symbiotic plant/fungus that grows out of the dead leaf. I'd go with a fungus growing out of a leaf.





Good luck.
Reply:It sounds like Christmas Catus


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