Corpse flower numbers are decreasing worldwide. Discover why conservation efforts struggle to maintain a healthy population.

But while most plants have attractive and alluring aromas, many species have evolved to do quite the opposite. Take the ...

The corpse flower is endangered for a multitude of reasons, including climate change, habitat destruction, and invasive ...

Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, ...

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world.

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 ...

You don't often find crowds of people flocking together to take in the pungent scent of rotting flesh, but that's exactly what happens every time a corpse flower blooms at a public garden. In fact, ...

It's great to stop and smell the roses, but there are certain flowers you definitely don't want to get a whiff of. While many plants use sweet smells and nectar to attract insects and other animal ...

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They just don’t know what they have because the data are incomplete.” Nicknamed for its smell, the corpse flower emits an odor that mimics rotting flesh when it blooms. A clever evolutionary ...

A finicky flower Nicknamed for its smell, the corpse flower emits an odor that mimics rotting flesh when it blooms. A clever evolutionary trick, the pungent odor attracts flies and carrion beetles ...