A flower is not a ‘deformed penis’, but rather a flower - in the same way that women are not deformed men: they are women.

Standing five feet away, I could smell it in the air. Acrid, damp, toe-curling—a memory from my past. The nose is a powerful historian, so it took only a few seconds to place it: the stench of the rat ...

A rare flower known for its smell of rotting flesh bloomed for the first time since its planting over 10 years ago at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra, drawing plant lovers to the ...

Coconut trees in the farm that the company had taken on lease, wear box-like structures on their spadix (a thick, spike-like inflorescence that holds the flowers within). The nectar drips directly ...

And beyond its standout smell, such a bloom is special, because it’s rare: With years between these events, and weeks of anticipation as the plant’s tall spadix grows, the blossoming period ...

The flowers that seldom appear indoors are like a peace lily with a cone-shaped structure (spadix) surrounded by a cupped white sheath (spathe). The flowers may be followed by an edible fruit that ...

These names are accurate descriptions. Some corpse flowers have been known to grow 3 meters (about 10 feet) tall before revealing a phallic spadix (or spike), while the odor, released by the ...

The corpse flower technically isn’t a single flower; it’s a cluster of them. Its central spike (the spadix) has a base surrounded by two rings of female and male flowers. Another interesting ...

Some people are mainly interested in large animals such as deer, elk or bears. These animals are called megafauna and are a very popular group of animals. Others are fascinated with birds – ...

The flower has been said to smell like rotting flesh, wet socks or hot cat food, and only stinks for 24 hours after blooming.