# "Archie, this Gastrodia agnicellus is rebarbative. Have Theodore bring another." **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-this-gastrodia-agnicellus-is-rebarbative-have-theodore-bring-another/928262 "2020-12-17T15:28:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-this-gastrodia-agnicellus-is-rebarbative-have-theodore-bring-another/928262/1 "2020-12-17T15:28:53Z")
Extraordinarily ugly new orchid species found on Madagascar > [@](#): > > The “Gastrodia agnicellus” – labeled the “ugliest orchid in the world” – is one of this year’s newly described plants and fungi, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) have announced. > > The orchid, located in Madagascar, has no leaves, grows from a woolly tuberous stem, and spends most of its life underground, emerging only to flower or produce fruit. [https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/africa/ugly-orchid-intl-scli-gbr-scn/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/africa/ugly-orchid-intl-scli-gbr-scn/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-this-gastrodia-agnicellus-is-rebarbative-have-theodore-bring-another/928262/2 "2020-12-17T15:55:54Z")
[“Fuck you, Archie! Just for that, you’re not in the gang any more.”](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/1b32b8d9-23b2-49a9-a050-b5513ecff7c3) 😆 I wish they had published a better picture. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-this-gastrodia-agnicellus-is-rebarbative-have-theodore-bring-another/928262/3 "2020-12-17T16:14:33Z")
Mr. Wolfe, we have agreed that “beauty” has layers, and a particular specimen need not be the most beautiful to exhibit remarkable beauty in its own way. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-this-gastrodia-agnicellus-is-rebarbative-have-theodore-bring-another/928262/4 "2020-12-17T16:32:19Z")
I agree that Nero Wolfe would have taken a more nuanced view of things, but I only have so much space to write a title. And the one I used drew a perfect image. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-this-gastrodia-agnicellus-is-rebarbative-have-theodore-bring-another/928262/5 "2020-12-21T16:28:02Z")
Well, if you name something “Gastrodia”, don’t be surprised if it grows up ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-this-gastrodia-agnicellus-is-rebarbative-have-theodore-bring-another/928262/6 "2020-12-21T19:01:25Z")
Poor thing. It just needs a few drops of blood.