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Rare corpse flower stinks out Huntingdon Library in California

Rare corpse flower stinks out Huntingdon Library in California

A giant corpse flower has opened its less-than-delicate petals this week at the Huntingdon Library near Los Angeles, in an event that only comes once every few years. Key points: The Amorphophallus titanum is also known as the “corpse flower” because of its signature pungent smell in bloom The odour is designed to attract carrion flies for pollination by imitating …

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