Root and tuber crops (RTCs), which include cassava, potato, sweet potato, and yams, principally function as staple crops for a considerable fraction of the world population, in addition to their ...

Lucy the corpse flower is getting ready to bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden, in all her stinky glory. Garden officials ...

Glucomannan, long recognized as the active ingredient of the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Konjac glucomannan, is a naturally occurring polysaccharide existing in certain plant species and fungi.

Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...

Reiman Gardens is selling merch commemorating the 12-year-old corpse flower's 2025 bloom. Online orders for a special Stink ...

And with that bloom comes the reason behind its nickname. As the flower — also known as Amorphophallus titanum — unfurls, it emits an intense odor that lasts about 24-48 hours. Some have ...

The flower, known as Amorphophallus titanum, began its bloom on Saturday evening. It releases an intense odor that some say smells like dirty gym socks, with others comparing it to roadkill or ...

The amorphophallus titanum, which is on loan from Bessey Greenhouse, bloomed at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to Reiman Gardens officials. “The corpse plant is one of the rarest and most ...

The amorphophallus titanum, which is on loan from Bessey Greenhouse, bloomed at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to Reiman Gardens officials. “The corpse plant is one of the rarest and most ...

However, with only a few hours of bloom time, visitors had better get there quick! Stink Floyd is a corpse flower, or Amorphophallus titanum, that only blooms every 7 to 10 years. The bloom will only ...