Nature Example
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Flowering Plants
This is the largest group of plants. They use flowers with bright colours and scents to attract pollinators to help them make seeds.
Examples: Poppies, roses, fruit trees, and most vegetables.
💡 Fun Facts
- Poppy seeds can lie dormant in the soil for over 80 years and will only grow when the ground is disturbed and they are exposed to sunlight.
- The largest single flower in the world is the Rafflesia arnoldii, which can grow up to a metre across and smells of rotting meat to attract flies for pollination.
- With over 28,000 known species, orchids are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants.