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 The World's Largest FlowerNative to the rain forests of Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines, Rafflesia arnoldii is a plant species that produces the largest individual flower on Earth. The rare parasitic plant has no roots, stems, or leaves and consists only of threadlike growths on the vine that hosts it. However, it produces huge, five-petaled flowers that can measure 3 ft (1 m) across and can weigh up to 24 lbs (11 kg). The flowers emit a distinctive scent that is akin to what fetid odor? More...
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Yes, we have one at the Sydney Botanical Gardens.
Caused quite a stink a few years ago...
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stink of rotting flesh...icky
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I never knew there was anything called a "corpse flower."
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If there are no stems, roots, or leaves to this plant, is it then classified under the same class as moss?
Little things-
A blue sky, a bridal aisle,
Heighten joy in trial.
Herein lies God's smile.
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