A world in which there exists something called a “Corpse Flower” is ok by me.
BERLIN (Reuters) - The world’s tallest — and smelliest — flower has bloomed, reaching a height of 2.94 metres, 18 centimetres more than the previous record for the species, the Stuttgart botanical garden said on Friday.
The Titan Arum, or Amorphophallus Titanum, nicknamed “corpse flower” because of its putrid stench, blooms rarely and briefly.
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Its scent has been likened to rotting fish or animal flesh.
“The smell is crucial to its survival in its natural habitat because it attracts pollinating carrion beetles and flesh flies,” said botanist Franziska Lo-Kockel.
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