When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...

In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an ...

Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that ...

The giant flower’s foul odour is designed to attract pollinating insects, especially carrion beetles that feed on and lay ...

Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.

Dartmouth scientists sniff out the genes — and identify a new chemical compound — that drive titan arum's pungent odor. The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because ...

“It smells like dead possum,” a child said more bluntly. It’s the so-called “corpse flower,” or Amorphophallus Titanum (often shortened to Titan Arum), named after the putrid stench it ...

This GIF shows a heatmap of the corpse flower when it blooms, with the central appendix heating up to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient temperature. Credit: Eric Schaller The plant can go ...

Jilian writes: I have a voodoo lily bulb that I wish to grow in our home. It’s basically a miniature corpse flower: Every ...

After an exciting and stinky couple of days, the blooming of the plant affectionately known as Betsy is coming to an end. The ...

Secret behind the corpse flower's famous stench Scientists sniff out the genes -- and identify a new chemical compound -- that drive titus arum's pungent odor Date: November 11, 2024 Source ...

Dartmouth researchers identified key genes and molecules responsible for the corpse flower’s notorious stench and heating during blooming. The study reveals the roles of sulfur compounds and ...