Botanica Delira: More Stories of Strange, Undiscovered, and Murderous Vegetation

Botanica Delira is a companion anthology to Flora Curiosa. It includes 21 additional classic short stories of unusual (and often deadly) plants, flowers, and fungi from science fiction and fantasy. Some stories relate to man-eating plants, others to flowers with deadly perfumes. One describes a killer tropical cactus, while another tells the story of an apocalyptic weed. One story, "The Thunder Beast," includes both cryptobotanical and cryptozoological elements. In addition, 10 brief "wonder stories," or newspaper hoaxes involving mystery plants are included, illustrating the roots of fictional subgenre.