Horace, the Como Park corpse flower, got its 15 minutes of fame when 20,000 people passed through the conservatory to catch a glimpse (and whiff) of the rare flower in May. Now, Horace might have ...
Schaller and collaborators then identified what kicks off the corpse flower’s thermogenesis, as well as the specific chemical ...
Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.
When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...
The corpse flower is infamous for its rare blooms and its signature odor, which mimics the stench of rotting flesh.
A heatmap of titus arum, or the corpse flower, shows that the plant's central towering spike known as the appendix heats up ...
“It smells like dead possum,” a child said more bluntly. It’s the so-called “corpse flower,” or Amorphophallus Titanum (often ...
Dartmouth scientists sniff out the genes — and identify a new chemical compound — that drive titan arum's pungent odor. The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because ...