Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study. The study, co-authored by botanists from the ...

A new study finds that most Rafflesia species, which produce the world's largest flowers, face extinction. Lack of protection at local, national, and international levels means that remaining ...

For 10 days, thousands of people waited for something that could not be rushed, scheduled, or optimized. We waited for a plant. The collective reaction to this week’s corpse flower bloom at Horridge ...

This remarkable flower is as notorious for its fragrance as it is for its size. Commonly, known as the ‘corpse flower’, it produces an odour resembling that of rotting flesh when in bloom. This stench ...

In the plant world, beauty isn't always gentle or sweet-smelling. Sometimes, it is colossal, overpowering, and impossible to ignore. Some flowers grow to jaw-dropping sizes, unleash scents strong ...

Rafflesia arnoldii is believed to smell like a decaying corpse or rotting flesh, a scent that helps attract insects to pollinate it. However, because of its rarity and unique location in dense forests ...

The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia arnoldii, it is known for its length and peculiar rotten meat like smell. Check it's distribution, appearance, lifespan and other interesting facts here.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. All 42 known species of the parasitic plant genus Rafflesia, ...