英国罕见“食羊植物”开花
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="spikes">spikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decaying">decaying</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fertilizer">fertilizer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="Puya">Puya</span> <span word="chilensis">chilensis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Surrey">Surrey</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="intimidating">intimidating</span> <span word="description">description</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="spiked">spiked</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Horticultural">Horticultural</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wisley">Wisley</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="fertilizer">fertilizer</span>. “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="habitat">habitat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Andes">Andes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="razor">razor</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="spines">spines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snare">snare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="starve">starve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grizzly">grizzly</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fertiliser">fertiliser</span>,” <span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RHS">RHS</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="emits">emits</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="gruesome">gruesome</span> <span word="scent">scent</span>.”</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>? <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="believed">believed</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="traps">traps</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="spikes">spikes</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="starvation">starvation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="believed">believed</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decaying">decaying</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fertilizer">fertilizer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p>
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