Corpse flower's rare bloom aids forensic chemistry research
A corpse flower, aptly named Putricia, recently bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for the first time in 15 years.
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Uncloaking nature’s most talented traitors – Species that have mastered the art of deception
The same adaptation is often seen among reef fish ... The stinking bloom – which is also known as the corpse flower – acts as an airborne clarion call for flies and beetles that feed on dead flesh.
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Reel Critic: Nosferatu
No, get that image of Edward from “Twilight” out of your head, and instead think of a literal living corpse. Nosferatu ... to be a well-rounded gentleman and good husband. In this adaptation, several ...
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‘Worth the wait’: Rare, stinky corpse flower draws hundreds to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Amorphophallus gigas, known as the "corpse flower," bloomed for just three days, prompting residents to brave frigid ...
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Rare and Stinky ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms Draw Thousands of Visitors to Gardens in New York and Sydney
People lined up to see—and smell—the blossoms of two pungent plant species, which only bloom for a short time every few years ...
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Corpse flower blooming at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
NEW YORK — A foul-smelling corpse flower is blooming at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The BBG said around New Year's Eve, a gardener noticed the plant's inflorescence was starting to emerge and moved ...
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Rare corpse flower greets the public with putrid bloom in New York
Jan. 27 (UPI) --New Yorkers lined up for hours outside the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to catch a glimpse -- and a whiff -- of the facility's rare blooming corpse flower. The Amorphophallus gigas ...
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This Rare Plant Smells Horrible, but People Can’t Wait to Get a Whiff
At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a so-called corpse flower bloomed for the first time on Friday. The smell was not unlike rotting flesh. Jonathan Ritzman compared the scent of the corpse flower to ...
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Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse
Visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden are lining up to see — and smell — a rare bloom at that has the scent of a rotting corpse.