All 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, often known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to runaway destruction of their tropical forest habitats.

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 ...

evoking gym socks and rotting garbage. It was the first time in 15 years that a corpse flower has bloomed at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden. That plant's flower was also spotted in December ...

The corpse flower, also known by its scientific ... ago and when you're right up close to the plant, it's still got that rotting flesh smell," she said.