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40 ‘Mutant’ Plants That Could Feature In A Nightmare Or Monster Movie

Fasciation, a genetic mutation found in plants, can influence the growth of their tips, affecting stems, flowers, or fruits. The outcomes can range from subtle changes, like flattened or splayed shoots, to more striking effects where multiple stems appear fused into one. Occasionally, this phenomenon produces exceptionally eye-catching results, such as unusually large and oddly shaped flowers. Interestingly, the closer to the ground fasciation occurs, the more pronounced its effects tend to be. Scroll below for a collection of pictures showcasing the interesting abnormalities it can create.

#1 Fasciated Saguaro Specimen

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C L : Eerily beautiful

#2 Fairy Tale Eggplant

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StellaLehggs : So many jokes come to mind. XD

#3 A Particularly Neat Example Of Fasciation

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Linda van der Pal : I’m not a flower, I’m a bee!

#4 A Weird Pineapple That Has Undergone Cresting, Also Known As Fasciation

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The weird parts have undergone trauma of some sort (bacterial or viral) or are genetically predisposed to this condition, which is causing abnormal growth patterns along the apical meristem.

#5 Not Sure What’s In The Water, But It Looks Like At Least 5 Stalks Combined Into One. I Have Named It The Hive

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Angela B : Sparagus, sparagus will you do the fandango?

#6 Daughter Found This Branch And Uses It As Her Magic Wand

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Helena: Absolutely a magic wand

#7 A Group Of Dandelions Fused And Grew Together With One Big Stem

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Alexia : Together we are stronger

#8 Found This Really Strange-Looking Strawberry

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Luiza Menezess : Appleberry!

#9 Mutant Rose

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#10 My Double And Triple Apples

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Sephora Black : Siamese apples.

#11 My First Tomato, I Think I’m Doing Something Wrong

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Jack Burton : Oppenheimer tomato lover.

#12 Crested Maria

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#13 My Mutant Sunflower Is Awesome

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Alexia (edited): I’ve never seen a rectangular sunflower before!

#14 Found This Fasciated Silver Celosia Today At The Garden Center

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#15 It Tasted Good Too

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cerinamroth : My dream come true! Seriously, the first thing I ate after I gave birth to my daughter was a whole pineapple. Best reward I could think of!

#16 Fasciation

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Jack Burton : Beautiful twin sisters !

#17 The Mutant Digitalis Has So Many Blooms, The Top Is Spinning

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#18 It Has Been Blooming Like This For Over 3 Years

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#19 Amazing Crested Aeonium

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#20 Had A Visitor On My Crested Cubic Frost

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Madre_Dr4gnZFly : Upvote for the dragonfly!!

#21 Fasciated Lemon On My Tree

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#22 Grumpkin – Grape That Looks Like A Pumpkin

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#23 Debbie Crest Is Still Going Strong

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#24 Pachypodium Lamerei At The University Of California, Berkeley Botanical Garden

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Fudou MFB : The forbidden mask of el cactoo

#25 These Bananas Are Joined Together. It Was Surprisingly Bland And Didn’t Taste Very Good

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Jack Burton : That’s a nightmare for internet use as a scale

#26 Frankenkiwi

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Shiroi Tsuki : That’s a kiwidney

#27 The Corn I Harvested Today Is Looking Freshly Mutated

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Sarcastic and Proud : So much potential popcorn!!!!!

#28 Growing Stable. My Crested Echeveria Minibelle

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#29 An Example Of Fasciation – Rare Mutation That Can Result In Beautiful And Unique Patterning. Daisies Are Particularly Susceptible To It

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30ninjazinmybag : Daisy caterpillar. I used to make them when I was little. So pretty

#30 Fascinating Verbena At Gravetye Manor

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glowworm2 : Pretty! Looks like a caterpillar.

#31 Mutant Black-Eyed Susan

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KDS : “Feed me Seymour”

#32 I Thought I Might Be Experiencing Some Sort Of Episode When I First Saw This Extraordinary Thistle In Benbecula Yesterday

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#33 I Think My Madagascar Palm Is Trying To Flex On Me

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30ninjazinmybag : He flexing on the whole neighbourhood 😆

#34 I Couldn’t Wait For This One To Completely Acclimate And Root Before I Share It, She’s Just So Perfectly Mermaid-Shaped

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Rebekah Fuentes : Gorgeous! Perfect pot for it too😉

#35 This Fabulous Example Of Fasciation In An Agave Plant Is A Real Monster Nightmare

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Shiroi Tsuki : Ooh hairy tongue

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