Third Grade Rafflesia Plant Study
1. Click on the link below to see the life cycle of the Rafflesia plant.
2. Click below to answer the following questions:
1. How long have scientist been trying to discover the relatives of the rafflesia plant?
2. What common plant did they discover is kin to the rafflesia? (HINT: We use it often at Christmas time.)
3. Can you find a picture of the relative plant listed above? Try this link to Britannica Online: http://school.eb.com/elementary
Since the rafflesia vine has no roots or stems of its own, it has to use another plant as its host. This is the Testratigma vine, one of the most common plants the rafflesia uses as a host.
Click on the picture below to go inside a Rafflesia plant!
Check out the cool Rafflesia plant link below. Write one thing you learned about the plant after reading some of the information found on the link below.