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40 Of The Most Mysterious Plants These People Found And Asked What They Are
CuriositiesOCT 10, 2025

40 Of The Most Mysterious Plants These People Found And Asked What They Are

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Whatever you’re looking for out there in this big world, it must be on the internet. Even if you don’t even know the thing yourself, and in that case, the chances are you end up on Reddit.
It’s basically an online home of detectives who will use their joint effort to come up with a solid explanation for what is an object that you have no clue about. Known as r/Whatisthisthing, this community has 2M members and they help others with not necessarily the “why” but with the “what.” Read our previous posts about it here, here and here.
And then, there’s this similarly awesome corner of Reddit with a botanical twist of hard-to-identify objects. Welcome to r/Whatsthisplant, a community of people created to identify plants that visitors submit. And let me tell you, this is one hell of a floral encyclopedia you never knew you needed. Scroll down through the best posts of mysterious plants explained and be sure to hit upvote on your favorite ones!

#1 What's This Curly Cactus?

Unusual twisted cactus with pink flowers growing in a garden, showcasing one of the most mysterious plants found by people.
Cereus forbesii cv Spiralis
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#2 What Are These Flowers?

Fluffy cat resting on a wooden stool surrounded by purple flowers in a field of mysterious plants.
They are salvia but the cat is wildly distracting
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#3 What Is This Whimsical Little Vine In Atlanta?

Hand holding a branch with colorful mysterious berries in shades of blue, green, purple, and pink on an asphalt background.
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, “porcelain berry” or “Amur peppervine”
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#4 What Is This Alien Looking Flower?

Close-up of mysterious plant with vibrant blue flowers and orange stamens growing by a house wall outdoors.
Puya bromeliad
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#5 What Kind Of Tree Is This?

Purple flowering mysterious plant growing and climbing on the white facade of a residential building.
Wisteria
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#6 What Flower Is This? Found On Facebook With No Context

Close-up and group shots of mysterious pink feathery seed heads on green plants in a natural outdoor setting.
Geum Reptans rose
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#7 Found This Growing Voluntarily Over My Dog's Grave

Small mysterious pink flowers with striped petals growing in dark garden soil surrounded by leaves and twigs.
Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)
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#8 Found In Ventura, Ca. Anyone Know What This Is?

Close-up of mysterious plants with small green leaves and yellow flowers held gently between fingers outdoors.
Geraldton Carnationweed, Carnation Spurge (Euphorbia terracina)
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#9 What’s This Trippy Fella Called?

Small tree with dense green and yellow leaves growing in urban sidewalk, one of the most mysterious plants found by people.
Cercis canadensis The Rising Sun Eastern Redbud
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#10 What Is This Satisfying Succulent?

Close-up of a mysterious succulent plant with stacked leaves held in hand among other potted plants indoors.
Ice plant (Corpuscularia lehmannii)
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#11 Beautiful Picture My Friend Sent Me To Identify

Purple prickly pear cactus with bright yellow flowers growing outdoors, showcasing one of the most mysterious plants found.
Santa Rita prickly pear
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#12 What A Beautiful...?? What Is This

Potted mysterious plant with large heart-shaped white and pink leaves against a plain gray background.
Caladium
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#13 What Is This Beautiful Tree?

Close-up of a rainbow eucalyptus tree trunk with colorful bark and surrounding green leaves among urban plants.
Rainbow Eucalyptus
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#14 Found Online But I'm Curious To Know Which Plant Makes These Leaves

Person using a large leaf as an umbrella on a rainy street, showcasing one of the most mysterious plants found.
Jack's Giant or Thailand Giant
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#15 Would Like Know What Plant Makes These Flowers

Close-up of mysterious pink flowers with layered petals on a green leafy plant outdoors in natural light.
Camellia japonica 'pink perfection'
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#16 Seen In Santa Monica, Ca. I Couldn’t Get Any Closer But It Looks Gorgeous!!

Large mysterious plant with vibrant purple flowers cascading over a house in a residential neighborhood on a clear day.
Bougainvillea
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#17 Very General White Flowers. All Help Is Appreciated!

Orange cat partially hidden among a dense bed of small white mysterious plants in a natural outdoor setting.
Saxifraga Arendsii
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#18 From The Japanese Garden In Singapore

Kingfisher bird perched on a curled, mysterious plant leaf with textured, blue-green foliage in natural outdoor setting.
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
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#19 What's This Bush?

Colorful mysterious plant with orange and purple leaves growing in a garden near a wooden fence in autumn.
Cotinus, aka smoke bush
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#20 My Friends Parents Have A Red Rose Bush Where On One Particular Branch It Blooms These Beauties

Half white and half deep red rose flower held by a hand among green leaves, showcasing one of the most mysterious plants found.
Chimera Rose
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