puffball tree absorbs sodium from its roots and chlorine from the air to create salty leaves for local wildlife . Meanwhile , the vein pod sucks in all the methane from the air and smells horrible .
Pandora MUST be seen at night ; the land truly comes alive after dark . PHOTO BY BRETT SVENSON
FLASKA RECLINATA Flaska reclinata is one of the first strikingly strange plants you ’ ll encounter in Pandora . Most vacationers seem to walk right on by this gigantic , interactive , podshaped oddity . Flaska reclinata cleans the air in Pandora by sucking in the toxic gases and converting them to a liquid . And that liquid ends up shooting out onto guests walking by .
Want to trigger the plant to get someone wet ? On the side of the plant , you ’ ll see a red fleshylooking opening . Stick your hands in there , and rub and pat the textured area .
As the resistance takes hold , so does the plant life on Batuu . PHOTO BY JUDD HELMS
BIOLUMINESCENCE At night , Pandora transforms . Pathways and plants are treated with a substance that allows them to glow . They are charged each day by sunlight , and the addition of black lights exaggerates the effect . The natural colors found in the hand-sculpted plants during the day illuminate brilliant colorful displays .
GALAXY ’ S EDGE Ancient petrified tree trunks , or spires , dot the landscape of Batuu . What looks like rust
The plant life is woven into the history of Black Spire Outpost . PHOTO BY RICH RAMOS