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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.

Arum Discoridis: It's a velvety-colored rod-shaped bloom that's endemic to the Mediterranean. The flower is known for its rotten-flesh odor. This plant is named after Pedanius Dioscorides, a great Greek botanist. It blooms in the springtime. Arum discoridis attracts pollinators with its strong, unpleasant odor. The plant is native to forests in the east of the Mediterranean in southern Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and the Middle East. In winter appear green, arrow-shaped leaves. In spring, the short-stalked inflorescence appears consisting of a black, rod-shaped spadix surrounded by a yellow-green, purple-mottled brown or even purple bract (spathe).