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Here’s the worst-smelling but largest flower in the world
This massive bloom is infamous for its terrible odour, earning it the nickname “corpse flower.” Rafflesia arnoldii is ...
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Don’t stop and smell this one: an intense smell from a rare corpse flower attracts visitors in San Francisco
An Amorphophallus titanium, also known as a corpse flower, blooms for one to three days once every seven to 10 years. During the bloom, it releases a powerful smell, described by some as rotting ...
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Up close with the Rafflesia, the largest and smelliest flower on Earth
You'd have to be like Indiana Jones and hack your way through a thick jungle if you want to find the rafflesia – and even then, this beautiful flower doesn’t just grow on trees, because it ...
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Corpse flowers and flesh flies: why so many plants and fungi stink like death warmed up
Sumatran rainforests have produced another plant known as the corpse flower, the giant padma, Rafflesia arnoldii. This parasitic plant has no leaves or stems. It spends most of its life as long ...