The bloom releases a pungent, rotting smell composed of sulfur-based compounds, hence its "corpse flower" nickname, which attracts carrion beetles and flies that help with pollination.

A corpse flower looks like it is ... to rainforests on an island in Indonesia and the flower's smell is secreted in order to attract flies and carrion beetles for pollination.

The deep maroon skirt of a blooming corpse flower mimics the color of rotting flesh, part of its ploy, along with its putrid “fragrance,” to attract carrion-loving pollinators. (Linnea Stephan ...

A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting ... based compounds that attract the flies and carrion beetles that help propagate the plant.

commonly known as the corpse flower – has bloomed for the first time since arriving in Brooklyn in 2018. Native to Sumatra, the plant is known for its height and carrion scent, which it uses to ...

This arum has opted instead to attract flesh flies and carrion beetles, which polish off dead animals. The corpse flower’s reddish-purple structure and stench of death attract these insects to ...

A press release from Nashville Zoo at Grassmere said that a corpse flower, or Amorphophallus titanum ... News 2 email alerts → That odor attracts carrion flies and beetles that pollinate ...

The corpse flower - nicknamed “Putricia” - began unfurling at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden for the first time in 15 years on Thursday afternoon. The rare titan arum, a type of carrion ...

It’s the so-called “corpse flower,” or Amorphophallus ... “The endangered Titan Arum is the largest species of carrion flower and its preservation is important as the wild population ...

The corpse flower is characterized as a carrion flower that attracts carcass-eating insects. Native to the rainforests of Sumatra, the humid climate that this rare and endangered plant grows in ...

including carrion beetles and flesh flies, that feed on dead animals. The plant is at its most pungent during peak bloom, inspiring the name corpse flower, according to officials at GVSU and ...