Botanists are creating a ‘family tree’ to save the putrid-smelling corpse flower from extinction

Even though it smells like rotting flesh, the so-called ‘Corpse Flower’ is a huge draw at botanical gardens all over the world. In addition to its shockingly putrid scent, it can grow over ten feet tall and only blooms every few years—and even then just for a few days. But the flower, which originates in … Read more