Something rare, massive, and very smelly is about to happen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco: Chanel the ...

In order to survive, a male rafflesia attracts flies into its center by disguising itself as a rotting corpse, both in sight and smell. The parasitic plant than attaches pollen to the fly's back ...

Some flower species, like the stinking corpse lily in Indonesia, exude a smell like rotting flesh to attract pollen-carrying ...

Rafflesia is one of the most bizarre and fascinating plants in the world, known for its massive size and putrid stench. Often called the "corpse flower," it emits a strong odor of rotting flesh to ...

A man measures the leaves of the Rafflesia Arnoldii flower at Palupuah Forest, Agam District, West Sumatra, Indonesia on September 16, 2024. (Getty Images / Anadolu / Contributor) ...

Despite its unsavory stench, Rafflesia arnoldii is considered one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, where it is a protected species. When it's not delivering its stinky odor, it actually ...

Unlike the Titan Arum, which is found in botanic gardens worldwide, attempts at cultivating the Rafflesia have achieved limited success. To see and smell the flowers in the wild, your best bet is ...

As their giant petals open, the blooming of flowers in the genus Rafflesia brings with them an overwhelming odor mimics the smell of rotting flesh. While their pungent stink might keep humans away ...

On the rainforest floor, rafflesia is hidden by a dense carpet of taller vegetation. The flower’s relatively vast surface area helps boost its scent, allowing more of the odor to radiate off the ...

The monstrous rafflesia flower in a West Sumatran forest might be the largest flower ever recorded, Indonesian wildlife officials say. It measures nearly 4 feet in diameter.

LONDON -- Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study. The study, co-authored by botanists ...