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A plant in the ‘corpse flower’ family is blooming in Brooklyn: What does it smell like?
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WPIX) – If you’ve ever wondered what rotting flesh smells like, you can take a trip to Brooklyn, New York, to find out. The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous ...
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Don’t stop and smell this one: an intense smell from a rare corpse flower attracts visitors in San Francisco
Crowds lined up at the California Academy of Sciences, a research institution and museum in San Francisco, last month to see – and smell – the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that ...
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Silicon Valley stinks: The science and mystery behind the rare corpse flower bloom
Titan arum, known as the corpse flower, in bloom at San Jose State University on July 27, 2022. Photo by Julia Brown. I could smell it before I saw it. After being led up a secured elevator and ...
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The Corpse Flower
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
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Australia holds its nose for the 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
The corpse flower or corpse plant, known as bunga bangkai in its native Indonesia, is endemic to the rainforests of western Sumatra. It only blooms for a few days every 7 to 10 years in its ...
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Indonesia's Unique Corpse Flower Blooms Again at Cibodas Botanic Garden
The corpse flower usually blooms once every four years in Indonesia, but this time it is unusual because it only bloomed last ...
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Australia holds its nose for the third rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such extraordinary flowering in as many months. MELBOURNE, Australia — A rare ...