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"Wally" an Amorphophallus titanium, or "corpse flower," is starting to bloom at the Indiana University Bloomington Biology ...
More recently, researchers surveyed thermogenesis in the large arum genus Amorphophallus, which includes the giant corpse plant. Scent molecules vary widely in Amorphophallus but are usually ...
A stinky-smelling flower is expected to bloom at The Botanic Garden of Smith College in Massachusetts early next week.
Samples of Amorphophallus muelleri flour were prepared by the following procedure. Amorphophallus muelleri corms were washed, peeled, shredded, and soaked in different solutions including water (W), ...
Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the world as dead, decaying animal flesh. Instead of bright, attractive ...
Time lapse from yesterday (5/17/25) of the blooming of the Amorphophallus titanum at Reiman Gardens. See it in full bloom today until 11 PM. Average wait time at 8:30 AM is about 45 minutes to an ...
AMES, Iowa — Stink Floyd, the 12-year-old corpse flower at Reiman Gardens, has bloomed and is living up to its nickname. The flower, known as Amorphophallus titanum, began its bloom on Saturday ...
Commonly known as the “corpse flower,” Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for several reasons, including habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. Now, researchers from Northwestern ...
The endangered “corpse flower” (Amorphophallus titanum) faces pressure from habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. Unfortunately, a new study reveals that there is yet another threat: ...
The Amorphophallus gigas plant, better known as a corpse flower, was obtained as a seedling from a nursery in Malaysia seven years ago and started its first bloom Thursday night.
An Amorphophallus gigas plant bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York on January 24, with hundreds of flowers producing a putrid stench. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The air was thick with ...