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The corpse flower hadn’t bloomed. It was his job to figure out why.
The corpse flower stands nearly 10 feet high and resembles ... He sliced a rectangular window at the blossom’s base to examine the male and female flowers. It wasn’t the heat, humidity or ...
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Australians flock to smelly opening of 'giant misshaped penis'
Corpse flowers have both male and female flowers. Female flowers open first to prevent a plant from pollenating itself. Nearby flowers are required to bloom at similar times in order for cross ...
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Silicon Valley stinks: The science and mystery behind the rare corpse flower bloom
Titan arum, known as the corpse flower, in bloom at San Jose State University on July 27, 2022. Photo by Julia Brown. I could smell it before I saw it. After being led up a secured elevator and ...
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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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See it: Stinky, rare 'corpse flower' blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A putrid-smelling species of flower commonly known as a "corpse flower" is causing quite a stink at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Affectionately named "Smelliot" by garden staff ...
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Australia holds its nose for the third rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
The corpse flower, also known by its scientific name amorphophallus titanium, bloomed for the first time in its 15 years at Canberra’s Australian National Botanic Gardens on Saturday and was ...