Titan arum - Wikipedia
Because its flower blooms infrequently and only for a short period, it gives off a powerful scent of rotting flesh to attract pollinators. As a consequence, it is characterized as a carrion flower, earning it the names corpse flower or corpse plant.
The Corpse Flower: Description, Life Cycle, Facts - Treehugger
Jan 27, 2021 · The corpse flower is a flowering plant known for having the biggest flower in the world, though it is actually the world's largest unbranched inflorescence — a group or...
Corpse Flower: Facts about the smelly plant - Live Science
Oct 27, 2021 · Not only is the corpse flower one of the smelliest plants on Earth, but it also has the largest collection of flowers (inflorescence) in the world. The unpredictable blooming …
Titan arum | Description, Size, Flower, Smell, Life Cycle, & Facts ...
Jan 2, 2025 · titan arum, (Amorphophallus titanum), herbaceous flowering plant of the arum family, known for its massive foul-smelling inflorescence (cluster of flowers). The plant is endemic to the steep hillsides of rainforests in western Sumatra but is …
Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum): All You Need To Know
The Corpse Flower is a tuberous perennial that produces one of the largest unbranched inflorescences in the world. Its spectacular bloom consists of a towering central spadix …
10 Corpse Flower Facts (& tWhy it is so Stinky) | Flower Glossary
The corpse flower is the largest flower in the world, and one of the stinkiest. Learn why, plus nine other interesting corpse flower facts.
Corpse Flowers - United States Botanic Garden
The corpse flower () is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom, boasts a powerful stink, and blooms for just 2-3 days once every two to three years.
Worth the wait: Rare, stinky ‘corpse flower’ draws crowds at …
16 hours ago · A giant, rare and notoriously stinky flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over the weekend, drawing hundreds to smell something “putrid.” The Amorphophallus gigas, known as the “corpse flower,” bloomed for just three days, prompting residents to brave frigid temperatures for a ...
Secrets of the Corpse Flower Revealed | Dartmouth
Nov 8, 2024 · The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because its scent is reminiscent of rotting flesh, draws crowds of curious visitors to greenhouses around the world during its rare blooms.
Rare and Stinky 'Corpse Flower' Blooms Draw Thousands of …
1 day ago · 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 ...