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Here is a list of ten of the most endangered and rarest plants in the world. Thought to be extinct in the wild, this rare flower blooms rarely in New Zealand. This cycad, a single-clone species, is ...
Incomplete data results in reduced genetic diversity and contributes to population decline. Commonly known as the “corpse ...
Inside the hot, humid greenhouse at Summit Sprouts, Sarah Dormer leaned in close to the blooming amorphophallus konjac, took ...
But while most plants have attractive and alluring aromas, many species have evolved to do quite the opposite. Take the ...
Corpse flower numbers are decreasing worldwide. Discover why conservation efforts struggle to maintain a healthy population.
After an unprecedented period of tumult and upheaval, of executive orders and expansive theories of executive power, there ...
Newly published research suggests that despite all the pampering corpse flower plants receive from their curators, ...
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, ...
Garry Linnell is one of Australia’s most experienced journalists. He has won several awards for his writing, including a ...
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 ...
Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, climate change and encroachment from invasive species. Now, plant biologists ...