People are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body.
The origins of the flower’s foul odor have finally been revealed.
A rare corpse flower, known for its pungent odor, is drawing large crowds to the Geelong Botanic Garden in Australia. The plant, which blooms only onc ...
It spends huge amounts of energy preparing to flower. And when it does, it's spectacular. Its huge flowering structure (the spadix) can be up to three metres in height and one to two metres across, ...
It spends huge amounts of energy preparing to flower. And when it does, it’s spectacular. Its huge flowering structure (the ...
When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...
When a corpse flower blooms, the pinky-purple spathe unfolds from an enormous yellow spadix that can grow to 3.7 meters (12 ...
Schaller and collaborators then identified what kicks off the corpse flower’s thermogenesis, as well as the specific chemical ...
It’s amorphophallus titanum, named after the putrid stench it releases when it blooms to attract pollinators like beetles and ...
A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous ...
The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because its scent is reminiscent of rotting flesh, draws crowds of curious ...
Researchers identified key genes and molecules responsible for the corpse flower’s notorious stench and heating during ...