What's The Smelliest Plant In The World
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The Titan arum, commonly known as the "corpse flower", is the smelliest plant in the world.
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This plant produces an enormous, rare, and short-lived bloom that emits a powerful, nauseating stench of rotting flesh and dung.
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The plant uses this scent to mimic a rotting corpse, attracting pollinators that feed on flesh and lay eggs, such as carrion beetles and flies.
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The Titan arum has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, growing up to 3 meters tall.
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It blooms very infrequently-sometimes only once every 7-10 years-and the blossom lasts only 24 to 48 hours.
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It features a tall central spike enveloped by a ruffled, petal-like collar that is deep red-maroon on the inside and green on the outside.
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The plant can generate its own heat (thermogenesis) to help spread the odour throughout the jungle.
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When not blooming, the plant produces a single, tree-like leaf that can grow up to 20 feet tall.
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