Do you think love stinks? If so, we’ve got the perfect flower for you this #ValentinesDay: the stinking corpse lily (Rafflesia arnoldi). Not only does it smell like rotting flesh, it’s also the largest flower in the world!🌺
The pungent smell is meant to attract carrion flies, which spread its pollen from flower to flower and help this South Asian rainforest plant reproduce. The parasitic corpse flower has no stem, leaves, or roots. Instead of using energy from the Sun to make nutrients, it draws all of its nourishment from its host, a species of vine in the grape family.🪰
Photo: Neisyaranifauzia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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