7 Weird and Wonderful Plants Discovered in 2020 Jan 10, 2021 It seems appropriate that the world’s ugliest orchid made its debut in 2020. Photography Rick Burian
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For many, 2020 was a terrible year. But if you ask a botanist, they would probably tell you it wasn’t all that bad.
In the domain of plant sciences, 2020 was rife with new discoveries. Scientists named more than 150 new plant and fungi species last year from a flower described as the ugliest orchid in the world to a plant resembling a pile of uncooked French fries.
In case you missed them, we’ve compiled a short list of some of the wackiest-looking plants discovered in 2020.
New native flower discovered above Lahaina
By Staff | Jan 8, 2021
Cyanea heluensis is a newly described native plant. The only known individual was discovered in wet ‘ohia forest on Mauna Kahalawai in West Maui. PHOTO BY THE PLANT EXTINCTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (PEPP).
LAHAINA Hawaii’s rich collection of unique native plant species has added a new member to its ranks, and a new species has been described for the first time. Only one individual of the new species, named Cyanea heluensis, is currently known from a remote location in West Maui. While exploring the steep slopes of Helu above Lahaina, Botanist Hank Oppenheimer and colleague Jennifer Higashino found a single large plant in the deep shade of a healthy ohi’a forest.
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Cyanea heluensis, a newly described native plant, is shown in a recent photo. The only known individual was discovered in wet ohia forest on Mauna Kahalawai in West Maui.
Plant Extinction Prevention Program photo A new native flower was discovered in a remote location in West Maui last week, and it’s the only known plant of its kind to exist so far.
While exploring the steep slopes of Helu above Lahaina, botanists Hank Oppenheimer and Jennifer Higashino found a single large Cyanea heluensis. This new species is related to other native plants known as haha, but has different features, including unique leaves and curved, long, white flowers.
A newly discovered plant, possibly the only one of its kind, has been found deep in a Hawaiian rainforest.
Named Cyanea heluensis, the rare plant was found by botanists in a remote part of West Maui, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a Facebook statement on Christmas Eve. While exploring the steep slopes of Helu above Lahaina, botanist Hank Oppenheimer and colleague Jennifer Higashino found a single large plant in the deep shade of a healthy ohia forest, the statement read.
Named Cyanea heluensis, the rare plant was found by botanists in a remote part of West Maui.(Hawaii DLNR / Facebook)