The corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber. John Eisele/Colorado State University Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite ...

The United States Botanic Garden previously announced that the corpse flowers would bloom between July 19 to July 22. This post has been updated as of today. Get ready for a real stinker: the United ...

One of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s corpse flowers named Octavia is expected to bloom this week. Its yet-unnamed clone will likely bloom next week. The Missouri Botanical Garden has drawn crowds ...

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Commonly called the “corpse flower,” Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, climate change and encroachment from invasive species. Now, plant biologists ...

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Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But those ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Delphine Farmer, Colorado State University; Mj Riches, Colorado State University, and ...