Corpse flowers are the celebrities of the plant world. When these rare plants bloom in botanic gardens, thousands of fans ...

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

The researchers found that of the plants they studied, 24% were direct clones and 27% were the offspring from two closely related corpse flowers. As any biologist, ecologist or zoologist will tell ...

While Rosengreen says someone could grow a corpse flower in their home if they wanted to — “you’ve got to keep it warm and eventually it’s going to outgrow your house,” he says ...

Generally speaking, inbred plants might not produce as much pollen or might die right after they flower. One institution reported that, possibly as a result of inbreeding, all their corpse flower ...

Generally speaking, inbred plants might not produce as much pollen or might die right after they flower. One institution reported that, possibly as a result of inbreeding, all their corpse flower ...

On reaching the surface the bud, on its long stem, sweeps across the water surface, pushing competing plants out of the way, before it unfurls into a giant leaf, up to 2.5 metres across.

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.