The corpse flower stands nearly 10 feet high and resembles a giant bok choy with a yellow banana pepper growing skyward from inside the closed spadix blossom. They typically bloom every two to ...

After seven years of care at the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Conservatory at Colorado State University, a rare corpse flower bloomed Saturday. By Monday evening, the bloom had closed.

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...

Incomplete data results in reduced genetic diversity and contributes to population decline. Commonly known as the “corpse ...

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

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 ...