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11 Worst Smelling Flowers In The World

Yayınlanma: 07 July 2024 - 20:34

These plants make you dizzy with its scent. Flowers are the reproductive organs in plants. It is their job to be attractive to agents which can aid in the pollination of their seeds. That's why flowers have nectars and fragrances and bright colors- to attract pollination agents. However, there are some plants whose flowers are not so heavenly with their scent. Take a look at the world's worst smelling flowers.

Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum): It is known corpse flower, which has an incredibly foul smell of rotten flesh when in bloom.  It has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. Titan arum is endemic to rainforests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Because its flower blooms infrequently and only for a short period, it gives off a powerful scent to help attract pollinators quickly and effectively. It is endangered in the wild due to deforestation and land degradation.