The world's smelliest flowers
Today's lifestyle tip introduces the world's smelliest flowers and an introduction to air-purifying plants and green flowers. Let's move on to the introduction by the editor.
Usually, we associate flowers with beauty and fragrance. However, some flowers have an offensive smell that can be described as "stench." Let's take a look at the top ten smelliest flowers in the world, which are Amorphophallus titanium, Rafflesia arnoldii, African starfish flower, Western skunk cabbage, Stinking corpse lily, Eastern skunk cabbage, Dracunculus vulgaris, Hydnora africana, Amorphophallus konjac, and Voodoo lily. Let's find out which one is the smelliest among them!
1. Amorphophallus titanium (Corpse flower/giant titan arum)
Amorphophallus titanium is a perennial herb with narrow leaves and a corm, native to Europe and Western Asia. Its flowers are huge and beautiful, making it highly ornamental, but the blooming period is short, so it is not easy to witness the spectacular sight of Amorphophallus titanium in full bloom. Unfortunately, the drawback of Amorphophallus titanium is that it always emits a smell of rotting flesh or臭 socks. Among all flowers, Amorphophallus titanium is considered the worst in terms of smell.
2. Rafflesia arnoldii (Giant flower/carrion flower)
Rafflesia arnoldii is a succulent parasitic herb, not a real "man-eating flower," native to tropical rainforests such as Malaysia, Java, and Sumatra in Indonesia. Rafflesia arnoldii is famous for its huge flowers and offensive smell, known as the "king of flowers," and is a saprophytic plant. Rafflesia arnoldii blooms only once in its lifetime, with a flowering period of just four days. Initially, the flower bud has a faint fragrance, but it soon begins to emit a stimulating stench, hence the nickname "carrion flower." The pollen releases a stench to attract flies and other scavengers to spread its pollen.
3. African starfish flower
The African starfish flower is one of the sixteen "infamous" beautiful plants in the world, belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family and native to southern Africa. They usually grow in dry, barren desert areas, reaching heights of up to two meters, with woody roots and a honeycomb-like appearance. The most unique feature of the African starfish flower is not only its appearance but also its offensive smell. It emits a stench similar to that of a corpse to attract scarabs and carrion beetles. Despite the attractive and bright red flowers, they are actually a trap, using the smell to attract beetles into the flowers to help with pollination. Then, these flowers trap the beetles and hold them until they die, primarily growing and reproducing by absorbing nutrients from the beetle carcasses.
4. Western skunk cabbage (Yellow skunk cabbage/swamp lantern)
The world's smelliest flowers