Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

The famed “corpse flower” plant – known for its giant size, rotten-meat odor and phallic shape – has a new, smaller relative: A botanist has discovered a new species of Amorphophallus that is ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A flower blooms in Brooklyn but not a pleasant one. The plant known as “devil’s tongue” is in bloom ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Today, it’s not a tree that’s growing in Brooklyn. Instead ...

Hold your noses: One of the world's stinkiest flowers, which smells like deceased, rotting flesh, is about to bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Even though this might sound like the stuff of ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 7, 2012 – The famed "corpse flower" plant – known for its giant size, rotten-meat odor and phallic shape – has a new, smaller relative: A University of Utah botanist discovered a ...

The tribe Thomsonieae (Araceae) comprise two genera of palaeotropical herbs: Amorphophallus with approximately 200 species and Pseudodracontium with seven species. A phylogenetic study of the ...

IF YOU’RE A plant nut, you must try growing a few of the “fragrant” wonders of the horticultural world. The big mama of them all is the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum). Although it blooms only ...